MAHECs Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology is now hiring fulltime Sonography Specialists! Enjoy working with a team of dedicated colleagues directly impacting and improving public health for OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine in WNC. This fulltime position offers competitive pay and MAHECs full Total Rewards package additional details below. You can enjoy worklife balance with scanning services offered only during business office weekday hours and fulltime employees qualify for up to 30 paid days off. Explore a career with MAHEC wed love to hear from you!
POSITION DETAILS:
The Sonography Specialist will perform a variety of technical procedures that require independent judgement and initiative in the utilization of ultrasound. The scope of work is focused on obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound scans in dedicated perinatal and gyn facility.
95 Clinical Activities
- Prepare exam room and ultrasound equipment in accordance with infectious disease sterilization and patient safety protocols policies and procedures.
- Review patient medical history and supporting clinical information including records received from outside providers hospital system and EMR.
- Perform ultrasound procedures completely with independent judgement initiative and accuracy. Assess the quality of sonographic images produced and state if there are limiting factors affecting the study. Communicate initial findings to patient in a manner appropriate to patients ability to comprehend information.
- Accurately label each ultrasound performed. Complete all preliminary ultrasound reports and assure completeness of all ultrasound records and followup with referring care providers for MAHEC patients from all Departments.
- Communicate ultrasound findings to care providers immediately if indicated by preliminary ultrasound report. Obtained additional images as warranted by initial screening exam. Notify the maternalfetal specialist of any suspected abnormalities per protocol.
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with privacy laws and organizational policies and procedures.
- Assign appropriate priority to patient scheduling of workins and accommodates emergencies if possible.
- Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with coworkers administrators support staff physicians and other members of the health care team.
5 Administrative Activities
- Assist in the maintenance of the ultrasound literature file.
- Perform and document quality control procedures for ultrasound and sterilization equipment to ensure patient safety optimal machine performance and effective preventive maintenance.
- Assist with image capture and reporting to ensure appropriate accreditation is secured and maintained (AIUM AAAHC etc.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
Communication Skills
- Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals whether it be a colleague patient or patients family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties especially in complex and difficult situations to ultimately provide the best care possible to our patients and their families.
Decision Making
- Ability to make the most appropriate decision in a given situation and then taking the next steps to ensure appropriate and timely completion. This requires conflict resolution skills critical thinking skills confidence in your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includes ability to prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time.
HealthCare Knowledge
- Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team as appropriate. This also includes keeping up with your licensure and yearly training requirements within your area expertise along with MAHECs organizational training. Finally the ability to apply the depth of knowledge maintained and gained through this process in real life scenarios as appropriate.
Interpersonal Skills
- Showing the ability to meet difficult situations with grace professionalism and understanding. Within your area of expertise showing respect and showing empathy where appropriate with your colleagues patients and their family at all times even when its most difficult to do so. This is done in part by effective listening being your authentic self showing responsibility and dependability and being patient with others.
Organizational Values
- Adherence to MAHECs founding principles and incorporating them every day. This includes among others having integrity and accountability reverence for other cultures and equitable practices ability to manage change and displaying a clear understanding of organizational dynamics. Doing these things creates a culture where people want to do the best for each other and gives personal ownership towards the goal of helping people in their time of need.
Problem Solving
- Having an analytical mind and ability to work autonomously to solve complex problems that may arise. The wherewithal to think logically through a difficult problem and come to an appropriate resolution for a given issue. This helps to drive continuous improvement by thinking through where we can improve in a novel way. Measures success by understanding where we are currently and where we want to go and then applying those new ideas to affect positive change.
SPECIFIED SKILLS
COMPUTER
- Excellent skills with imaging software Microsoft Office including Word Excel PowerPoint and database applications preferred.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- Spanish speaking skills preferred.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school graduate or equivalent GED.
- Graduate of an accredited diagnostic medical sonography program with a concentration in ultrasound technology.
REQUIRED LICENSES:
- ARDMS registration and active status required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- ARRT registration in radiologic technology preferred.
SCHEDULE:
- Regular attendance onsite is an essential function of this position. Typical business hours are Monday Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (or flexed to best meet the needs of the clients and/or the Division); 40 hours per workweek; weekend holiday or evening coverage is occasionally required. Work hours will need to be flexible in order to respond to special work assignments or evening activities as requested by the team leader.
POSITION COMPENSATION:
$38.32/hour Full Total Rewards package
At MAHEC we strive to equip all team members with Total Rewards (pay benefits) to honor their service support their health manage their financial security build their career and thrive.
All MAHEC employees and learners will be required to receive the Flu vaccine or have an approved exemption.
MAHEC Talent Management is located at 121 Hendersonville Road Asheville NC 28803. Equal Opportunity Employer. Black Indigenous People of Color and Spanish/English bilingual persons are strongly encouraged to apply. With this in mind studies show that women gender diverse and BIPOC candidates are less likely to apply unless they meet all of the qualifications listed in the job description.
If you are interested in this role and you have related experience and qualifications we encourage you to apply or reach out to for support in your job search process. You could be the talent we are seeking for this or other opportunities.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority