ECHO/ Vascular Sonographer 2

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1961, Dignity Health - Arroyo Grande Community Hospital is a 65-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Arroyo Grande, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including, emergency care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Arroyo Grande Community Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has the only inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Center between Salinas and Santa Barbara.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our ECHO/Vascular Sonographer, you will utilize advanced sonographic equipment to record detailed images of blood, organs, tissues, and bodily masses, including unborn fetuses, providing critical visual data for diagnosis and prenatal care.Every day you will directly interact with patients, explaining procedures, answering questions, and preparing them for scans. You will meticulously operate sonographic equipment, adjusting settings and patient positions to ensure clear, diagnostic images. You will monitor and care for patients to ensure their safety and comfort, select and examine images for pathologies, and present preliminary findings to Physicians.To be successful in this role, you will possess excellent patient service and communication skills, sharp eyesight, and meticulous attention to detail. You will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, sound judgment, and advanced decision-making skills to effectively capture and interpret sonographic data, ensuring optimal diagnostic support.

• Performs ECHO/Vasular procedures in accordance with department standards, and in keeping with the orders of the referring physician.

• Operates all ultrasound equipment, computers, and accessories.

• Responds to changes in work schedule and STAT exams, and demonstrates reliability and proximity when on-call.

• Coordinates technical tasks and patient flow in absence of Supervisor.

• Interviews patients for pertinent medical history and obtains consents on patients prior to performing studies as required

• Uses sterile technique and prevents cross-contamination.

Job Requirements

Required

• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days and

• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, upon hire or

• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, upon hire or

• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo, upon hire or