Sonographer

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Sonographer to work in Perth, Australia on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Sonographer job is £48,000 – £52,000 per annum.

Duties:

• Undertake all required ultrasound examinations and assessments of patients in conjunction with practice standards and high medical ethics at all times, including respecting the patient’s right to privacy and confidentiality
• Works in accordance with operational and clinic protocols, systems and standards of the clinics in order to achieve quality, cost and productivity targets
• Works in accordance with systems, policies and procedures
• Conforms to ASAR’s standards, including commitment towards continuing professional development (CPD)
• Interprets ultrasound requests and performs imaging procedures in accordance with policies and protocols
• Actively supports the sonographer coordinators, 2ICs, and manager in their roles
• Consistently utilises skills and multi-tasking techniques to utilise rooms optimally and to maximise efficiency
• Takes a structured approach which allows prioritising and multitasking maximize time to ensure optimum productivity output
• Coordinates work schedule with technical manager and front desk to monitor lists and assure workload coverage
• Regularly reviews the intranet for relevant updates and announcements
• Takes appropriate action if equipment malfunctions and report incident
• Other duties as required, in line with reasonable expectations of the role
• Manages all bookings and daily workflow in a manner that is efficient, accurate and timely
• Maximises clinic and staff resources to enable imaging of unexpected, urgent or priority patients to ensure optimum productivity in the clinic
• Applies professional knowledge and judgment when performing tasks
• Works in an area that requires high levels of specialist knowledge and skill
• Performs own daily scanning lists as well as actively supervise/assist trainees or junior staff
• Contributes to the development of professional knowledge and skills as demonstrated by positive impacts on service delivery, positive referral outcomes and measurable improvements in outcomes

Requirements of the Sonographer:

• Has a good working knowledge of all sonographic equipment
• Has a good understanding of imaging protocols and safety guidelines
• Recognises limitations imposed by patients, equipment, own expertise and uses initiative to raise questions with clinic colleagues in the most appropriate and timely manner
• Recognises the significance of all structures visualised and ability to differentiate normal from abnormal and recognise artefacts
• Bachelor of Science (Medical Imaging) or recognised equivalent
• Australian Sonography Accreditation Registry (ASAR) accredited post graduate certificate in sonography
• Eligibility for membership with ASAR in the field of general or obstetric sonography

Contact:

This Sonographer job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.