Ultrasound Sonographer

2 weeks ago

Sumter, South Carolina, United States Optum Full time

Opportunities with Colonial Healthcare, part of the Optum family of businesses . Join our team and advance your career within a leading primary care and specialty medical practice that prides itself on family-focused, patient-centric care. With over 25 years of experience, offices across Sumter, Columbia, Camden, and Manning, SC, and a commitment to reducing wait times and integrating cutting-edge medical advancements, we offer a supportive environment where you can grow professionally. Our dedication to improving the quality of life for our patients through coordinated care and advanced diagnostic services is unwavering. For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

A Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Ultrasound Tech) is a Diagnostic Ultrasound Professional who provides diagnostic patient care services using ultrasound and related diagnostic procedures. The Diagnostic Medical Sonographer is responsible for the independent operation of sonographic equipment, and for performing and communicating results of diagnostic examinations using sonography. The Diagnostic Medical Sonographer is also responsible for patient schedule, equipment maintenance, the report of equipment failures, and quality assessment (QA). The Sonographer always maintains a high standard of medical ethics and is self-motivated to increase level of understanding and knowledge of the field, disease, and new procedures as they evolve.

Locations & Schedule:

Monday - Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at 4700 Forest Dr. Columbia, SC 29206

Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at 325 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150

Primary Responsibilities:

Will perform the following duties and responsibilities, which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Always ask for at least two forms of identification, (name, DOB)
  • Instructing the patients to undergo the appropriate positions to get accurate images
  • Keeping equipment in quality working order
  • Obtaining images for any areas requested by the Radiologist
  • Keeping track of patient records
  • Assisting Cardiologist and physicians in the process of understanding and evaluating images
  • Patient communication and preparation including removal of garments or jewelry that may interfere with procedure and explaining how the process works
  • Positioning patients properly to obtain echo and vascular scans
  • Setting the equipment to obtain the best density, detail, and contrast of the area being imaged
  • Applying their knowledge of anatomy and physiology to the process to help the physician diagnose problems
  • Must be able to communicate calmly, compassionately, and professionally with all different types of patients including the elderly, ailing, and handicapped
  • Apply HIPPA to every patient
  • Putting reports in the patient chart after the Radiologist has read the images, and the report is dictated
  • Maintains a daily log of patients seen
  • Check each patient's order before scanning the patient, if there are any questions with the order, make sure to ask the ordering physician

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

  • Satisfactory completion of formal Radiologic technology training in an AMA-approved school and ability to meet requirements for registry by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and/or Graduate of a formal Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program or Cardiovascular Technology Program
  • Registered with ARDMS, ARRT, or SPI

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 1+ years of Ultrasound Sonographer experience preferred or n ew graduates could be considered for this position depending on number of clinical hours

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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