Sonographer (PT)

Company: Wellstar Health System
Location: Augusta
Posted on: March 4, 2026

Job Description:

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives. Work Shift Day (United States of America) Job Summary - Must be flexible with work hours to meet department needs. - Must be dependable, accountable and cooperative. - Assists with providing safe, age appropriate care to the patient by performing all exams provided by the department per department protocols. - Has the knowledge and ability to properly and safely obtain a quality diagnostic study. - Responsible for performing a wide variety of technical procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative in the utilization of equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases. - Able to independently perform job functions. - Sets up the equipment to provide imaging service and positions patient for the procedure. Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions Patient Care - Verifies proper clinician order for procedure. - Obtains complete clinical history, gathers examination data and assesses for contraindicating conditions. - Ensures that all studies have proper patient identification and right and left marker are utilized appropriately. - Reviews ultrasound images for clinically acceptable results and releases patients. - Responds to emergency situations and maintenance of life support equipment. - Assists other technologists in all modalities when needed. - Observes patient condition and properly evaluates situations when physician intervention is necessary so that no patient condition deteriorates. - Verifies correct identity of patient using 2 unique identifiers prior to performing a procedure per hospital policy and procedure. - Ensures patient's privacy and comfort is accommodated. Maintains patients dignity throughout the exam/procedure. - Demonstrates competence in the determination and application of appropriate procedures, equipment, supplies and techniques based on the age of patients. - Organizes schedule, time and priorities so that required activities are accomplished within designated time frames. - Follows physicians instructions when assisting with procedures and exams. - Uses critical thinking skills. - Dialogs with patient/family - Asks clarifying questions. - Seeks clarification on ambiguous orders. - Understands, demonstrates and documents preprocedural verification and Time Out process when appropriate. - Demonstrates and understands pre-and-post procedural care. - Preps the patient for the procedure. - Demonstrates and understands sterile technique. Education and Communication - Patiently and clearly explains purpose and nature of exam to patient prior to starting of procedure, so as to minimize anxiety and facilitate cooperation using AIDET; Acknowledge, Introduce, Discuss, Explain, and Thank you of all patients and family members. - Ensures that patient's questions, concerns or contraindications are satisfactorily addressed, notifying physician when this cannot be accomplished, prior to the initiation of the procedure. - Participates in the orientation and training of departmental employees. - Provides patients with preparatory instruction and explanation of procedures. - Required documentation is concise, legible and includes precise terminology. - Reads email each day scheduled to work and follows through with assignment. - Completes mandatory departmental and Hospital-wide education without prompting. Quality Control - Consistently produces acceptable images, as evidenced by provider feedback and quality audits. - Ensures that equipment is fully operational prior to each use, by checking for proper calibration and operating deficiencies. - Sends all studies to PACS immediately after completion, prints CDs as needed. - Studies that have been reported after hours by teleradiography are printed and scanned into PACS, if applicable. - Completes all studies in RIS before completing in PACS. - Prints completed log sheet from teleradiography and submits to Radiologist, if applicable. - Performs and maintains quality control logs for probe disinfection and follows infection control policies. Operations - Restocks linens and supplies, and maintains the department in clean and orderly condition. - Transports patients, positions patients, and helps them on and off procedure table. - Performs patient charging activities on the day the service is rendered. - Applies supportive and immobilization devices and equipment if needed. - Willingly lends knowledge and assistance to others upon request as needed and routinely as time is available, without prompting, so that all working time is used for departmental advantage. - Performs routine duties of clerical and support personnel in accordance with procedure when warranted to ensure continuity and quality of services. - Keeps supervisor informed on all responsibilities on an ongoing basis, ensuring prompt notification in the event of problems or potential problems. - Maintains an individual productivity rate equal to other co-workers. - Ability to operate all work stations associated with the US department. - Ability to push / retrieve images from the Ultrasound console to PACS. - Maintain Joint Commission standards and any other regulatory agency standards. - Takes call when necessary. - Any other duties as assigned. Equipment - Demonstrates the ability to adjust technique so that patient receives the lowest possible dose of ionizing radiation and that image quality is maintained. - Reports problems regarding malfunctioning equipment to supervisor or service provider, so that problem can be corrected in a timely manner. - Cleans, disinfects and maintains equipment in accordance with infection control policy and department cleaning schedule. - Performs other duties as assigned - Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct. Required Minimum Education - High School Diploma General or GED General - Trade School Diploma/Degree Diagnostic Medical Sonography-Preferred Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s) - All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated. - ARDMS - Registered Medical Sonographer or ARRT-S - ARRT Sonography - BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor Additional License(s) and Certification(s) - (No content provided) Required Minimum Experience - Succesful completion of a Sonography Training Program Required - Minimum 1 year clinical experience Preferred Required Minimum Skills - Must exhibit excellent communication skills because this position requires frequent verbal and written communications with: physici

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