Sonographer- Colony Park North
Company: Healthier Mississippi People
Location: Ridgeland
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Summary : To utilize equipment to perform ultrasound
diagnostic procedures, making use of sonic energy to produce visual
images of organs, tissues, or blood flow inside the body for
interpretation and diagnosis by a physician. To schedule patients,
maintain equipment, report equipment failures, and perform quality
assurance. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of anatomy
and physiology. Knowledge of knowledge of ultrasound physics and
instrumentation. Patient management skills. Verbal and written
communication skills. Interpersonal skills. Skill in the use of
personal computers and related software applications. Ability to
maintain records. Ability to allay patient anxiety.
Responsibilities Performs clinical assessment and diagnostic
sonography examinations utilizing special equipment and devices.
Explains testing procedures to patient, obtains and records medical
history relevant to the condition being viewed, selects appropriate
equipment settings, and positions the patient in a manner to
facilitate optimum diagnostic results. Views, records and analyzes
images on screen; judges whether images are satisfactory for
diagnostic purposes; communicates findings to appropriate
personnel; maintains imaging data records, data tracking, and
scheduling information. Maintains adequate supplies, equipment, and
work area; reports equipment failures to supervisor. Assumes
responsibility for patient safety; provides physical and
psychological comfort to patient. Promotes continuous improvement
in workplace safety, environmental, exposure control, and/or
infection control practices. The duties listed are general in
nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities
performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or
all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties
at any time. Physical and environmental demands requires occasional
handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, constant
exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation
exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles,
and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety
considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond
regularly scheduled hours, constant work produced subject to
precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending,
occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional
climbing, occasional crawling, frequent crouching/stooping,
occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional
pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, occasional sitting, frequent
standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up
to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)
Requirements Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:
Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association required
post-hire within 90 days. Sonographer (S) from American Registry of
Diagnostic Medical Sonograhers or Registered Congenital Cardiac
Sonographer from Cardiovascular Credentialing International
(CCI).
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