Sonographer

Posted Date 07 Nov 2023



Experience Icon Experience 4 Years Salary Salary 8000AED
Job Type Icon Job Type Full Time Company Company NMC Healthcare
Job Category Icon Job Category Education Qualification Icon Qualification BS Sonology
Gender IconGender Both Date Last Date 12 Nov
Vacancies IconVacancies 1 Remote IconRemote No
Location Location(s) Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

Description Job Description


  • Prepare⠀exam room⠀and⠀ultrasound⠀equipment⠀to conduct⠀sonography⠀examinations⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀infectious⠀disease,⠀sterilization,⠀and⠀patient⠀safety⠀protocols,⠀policies,⠀and⠀procedures.
  • Assume⠀responsibility⠀for the⠀safety of⠀the⠀patient⠀during the⠀sonography⠀examination.
  • Review⠀patient⠀medical⠀history⠀and⠀supporting⠀clinical⠀information.
  • Ensure⠀the⠀sonography⠀examination⠀order is⠀complete,⠀contains⠀relevant⠀clinical⠀information,⠀and meets⠀the⠀standard⠀for⠀“medical⠀necessity.”
  • Evaluate⠀any⠀contraindications,⠀insufficient⠀patient⠀preparation,⠀and the⠀patient’s⠀inability⠀or⠀unwillingness⠀to⠀tolerate⠀the⠀examination⠀or⠀associated⠀procedures.
  • Communicate⠀with the⠀patient in⠀a manner⠀appropriate⠀to the⠀patient’s⠀ability to⠀understand.
  • Use⠀proper⠀patient⠀positioning⠀tools,⠀devices,⠀equipment⠀adjustment,⠀and⠀ergonomically⠀correct⠀scanning⠀techniques⠀to ensure⠀patient⠀comfort⠀and⠀safety,⠀and to⠀prevent⠀compromised⠀data⠀acquisition⠀and⠀musculoskeletal⠀injury to⠀the⠀sonographer.
  • Conduct⠀patient⠀clinical⠀assessment⠀and⠀perform⠀the⠀sonography⠀examination⠀ordered by⠀the⠀supervising⠀physician⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀professional⠀and⠀facility⠀protocols.Apply⠀independent,⠀professional,⠀ethical⠀judgment,⠀and⠀critical⠀thinking⠀to safely⠀perform⠀diagnostic⠀sonography⠀procedures.
  • Apply⠀independent,⠀professional,⠀and⠀ethical⠀judgment⠀in the⠀sonography⠀examination⠀to ensure⠀that⠀appropriate⠀anatomical,⠀pathological,⠀and⠀clinical⠀conditions⠀are⠀accurately⠀captured⠀in the⠀examination⠀images.
  • As⠀necessary,⠀acquire⠀additional⠀images to⠀facilitate⠀optimum⠀diagnostic⠀results⠀for the⠀interpreting⠀physician.
  • Identify⠀and⠀document⠀any⠀limitations⠀to the⠀sonography⠀examination.
  • Review⠀examination⠀images,⠀synthesize⠀sonography⠀examination⠀results,⠀and⠀prepare⠀the⠀preliminary⠀findings.
  • Except⠀as⠀authorized⠀by written⠀facility⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures,⠀refer⠀specific⠀diagnostic,⠀treatment⠀or⠀prognosis⠀questions⠀to the⠀appropriate⠀physician⠀or⠀healthcare⠀professional.
  • Maintain⠀patient⠀privacy⠀and⠀confidentiality⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀privacy⠀laws and⠀facility⠀policies,⠀and⠀procedures.
  • Adhere⠀to⠀applicable⠀professional⠀and⠀ethical⠀standards.
  • Provide⠀patient⠀services⠀consistent⠀with the⠀Scope of⠀Practice⠀and⠀Clinical⠀Standards⠀for the⠀Diagnostic⠀Sonographer.
  • Perform⠀advanced⠀sonography⠀services⠀or other⠀tasks⠀delegated⠀by the⠀supervising⠀physician,⠀consistent⠀with⠀education,⠀training,⠀and⠀facility⠀protocols,⠀policies,⠀and⠀procedures.
  • Provide⠀preliminary⠀report of⠀sonography⠀examination⠀for use by⠀the⠀interpreting⠀physician.
  • Assist⠀with the⠀daily⠀operation⠀of the⠀sonography⠀facility
  • Perform⠀quality⠀control⠀procedures⠀to ensure⠀that the⠀ultrasound⠀equipment⠀operates⠀at optimal⠀levels.
  • Perform⠀quality⠀control⠀procedures⠀to⠀determine⠀that⠀ultrasound⠀equipment⠀operates⠀at optimal⠀levels to⠀ensure⠀patient⠀safety.
  • Exercise⠀responsibility⠀for the⠀preventive⠀maintenance⠀program⠀for⠀ultrasound⠀equipment.
  • Document⠀any⠀incidental⠀findings⠀that may⠀impact⠀patient⠀safety or⠀patient⠀care and⠀provide⠀that⠀information⠀to the⠀interpreting⠀physician.Work⠀in all⠀shifts as⠀scheduled⠀by the⠀Head of⠀Department.
  • Strictly⠀adheres to⠀organization’s⠀regulations⠀and⠀policies⠀especially⠀those⠀related to⠀infection⠀control,⠀patient⠀safety,⠀OSHAD,⠀DOH, JCI⠀and⠀ISO.
  • Supports⠀Continuous⠀Quality⠀Improvement⠀and⠀participates⠀and⠀contributes⠀to all the⠀quality⠀assurance⠀activities⠀of the⠀service.
  • Participates⠀and⠀contributes⠀in⠀scheduled⠀in-service⠀training⠀programs.
  • Exercises⠀effective⠀interpersonal⠀skills in⠀dealings⠀with⠀department⠀staff,⠀associates⠀and⠀Management.
  • Maintains⠀confidentiality⠀as per the⠀agreement⠀signed.
  • Demonstrates⠀the⠀ability to⠀listen to⠀others in⠀promoting⠀effective⠀communication.
  • Develops⠀thorough⠀understanding⠀of⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀of the⠀hospital⠀and⠀demonstrates⠀respect⠀for⠀them.
  • Carries⠀out other⠀duties⠀when⠀requested⠀by the⠀Head of⠀department.
  • General⠀OSH⠀Responsibilities,⠀Authority⠀and⠀accountabilities⠀of the⠀position⠀includes:
  • Familiarize⠀themselves⠀and comply⠀with all⠀OSH and⠀Infection⠀Control⠀policies,⠀standards⠀and⠀procedures⠀that are⠀relevant⠀for their⠀workplace
  • Work⠀in⠀accordance⠀with the⠀documented⠀occupational,⠀safety and⠀health⠀procedures⠀and⠀instructions,⠀specific⠀responsibilities⠀defined in⠀individual⠀procedures⠀and⠀instructions.
  • Use⠀of⠀appropriate⠀personal⠀protective⠀equipment⠀and safety⠀systems⠀and follow⠀safe⠀working⠀procedures
  • Be⠀familiar⠀with⠀emergency⠀and⠀evacuation⠀procedures
  • Not⠀willfully⠀or⠀recklessly⠀endanger⠀anyone's⠀health and⠀safety.⠀Take⠀reasonable⠀care for⠀the health⠀and safety⠀of persons⠀that may⠀be⠀affected⠀by the⠀employee’s⠀acts or⠀omissions⠀at the⠀workplace.
  • Assist⠀with the⠀preparation⠀of risk⠀assessments
  • Attend⠀applicable⠀departmental⠀safety⠀training⠀and follow⠀OSHMS⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.
  • Take⠀reasonable⠀care of⠀their own⠀health and⠀safety
  • Cooperate⠀with their⠀employer⠀with⠀respect to⠀any action⠀taken by⠀the⠀employer⠀to comply⠀with OSHMS⠀requirements.
  • Notify⠀supervisor⠀or⠀Department⠀Safety⠀facilitator⠀of any⠀hazards,⠀health and⠀safety⠀mishaps or⠀incidents⠀within or⠀outside⠀their area⠀of⠀work.
  • Prepare⠀exam room⠀and⠀ultrasound⠀equipment⠀to conduct⠀sonography⠀examinations⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀infectious⠀disease,⠀sterilization,⠀and⠀patient⠀safety⠀protocols,⠀policies,⠀and⠀procedures.
  • Assume⠀responsibility⠀for the⠀safety of⠀the⠀patient⠀during the⠀sonography⠀examination.
  • Review⠀patient⠀medical⠀history⠀and⠀supporting⠀clinical⠀information.
  • Ensure⠀the⠀sonography⠀examination⠀order is⠀complete,⠀contains⠀relevant⠀clinical⠀information,⠀and meets⠀the⠀standard⠀for⠀“medical⠀necessity.”
  • Evaluate⠀any⠀contraindications,⠀insufficient⠀patient⠀preparation,⠀and the⠀patient’s⠀inability⠀or⠀unwillingness⠀to⠀tolerate⠀the⠀examination⠀or⠀associated⠀procedures.
  • Communicate⠀with the⠀patient in⠀a manner⠀appropriate⠀to the⠀patient’s⠀ability to⠀understand.
  • Use⠀proper⠀patient⠀positioning⠀tools,⠀devices,⠀equipment⠀adjustment,⠀and⠀ergonomically⠀correct⠀scanning⠀techniques⠀to ensure⠀patient⠀comfort⠀and⠀safety,⠀and to⠀prevent⠀compromised⠀data⠀acquisition⠀and⠀musculoskeletal⠀injury to⠀the⠀sonographer.
  • Conduct⠀patient⠀clinical⠀assessment⠀and⠀perform⠀the⠀sonography⠀examination⠀ordered by⠀the⠀supervising⠀physician⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀professional⠀and⠀facility⠀protocols.Apply⠀independent,⠀professional,⠀ethical⠀judgment,⠀and⠀critical⠀thinking⠀to safely⠀perform⠀diagnostic⠀sonography⠀procedures.
  • Apply⠀independent,⠀professional,⠀and⠀ethical⠀judgment⠀in the⠀sonography⠀examination⠀to ensure⠀that⠀appropriate⠀anatomical,⠀pathological,⠀and⠀clinical⠀conditions⠀are⠀accurately⠀captured⠀in the⠀examination⠀images.
  • As⠀necessary,⠀acquire⠀additional⠀images to⠀facilitate⠀optimum⠀diagnostic⠀results⠀for the⠀interpreting⠀physician.
  • Identify⠀and⠀document⠀any⠀limitations⠀to the⠀sonography⠀examination.
  • Review⠀examination⠀images,⠀synthesize⠀sonography⠀examination⠀results,⠀and⠀prepare⠀the⠀preliminary⠀findings.
  • Except⠀as⠀authorized⠀by written⠀facility⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures,⠀refer⠀specific⠀diagnostic,⠀treatment⠀or⠀prognosis⠀questions⠀to the⠀appropriate⠀physician⠀or⠀healthcare⠀professional.
  • Maintain⠀patient⠀privacy⠀and⠀confidentiality⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀privacy⠀laws and⠀facility⠀policies,⠀and⠀procedures.
  • Adhere⠀to⠀applicable⠀professional⠀and⠀ethical⠀standards.
  • Provide⠀patient⠀services⠀consistent⠀with the⠀Scope of⠀Practice⠀and⠀Clinical⠀Standards⠀for the⠀Diagnostic⠀Sonographer.
  • Perform⠀advanced⠀sonography⠀services⠀or other⠀tasks⠀delegated⠀by the⠀supervising⠀physician,⠀consistent⠀with⠀education,⠀training,⠀and⠀facility⠀protocols,⠀policies,⠀and⠀procedures.
  • Provide⠀preliminary⠀report of⠀sonography⠀examination⠀for use by⠀the⠀interpreting⠀physician.
  • Assist⠀with the⠀daily⠀operation⠀of the⠀sonography⠀facility
  • Perform⠀quality⠀control⠀procedures⠀to ensure⠀that the⠀ultrasound⠀equipment⠀operates⠀at optimal⠀levels.
  • Perform⠀quality⠀control⠀procedures⠀to⠀determine⠀that⠀ultrasound⠀equipment⠀operates⠀at optimal⠀levels to⠀ensure⠀patient⠀safety.
  • Exercise⠀responsibility⠀for the⠀preventive⠀maintenance⠀program⠀for⠀ultrasound⠀equipment.
  • Document⠀any⠀incidental⠀findings⠀that may⠀impact⠀patient⠀safety or⠀patient⠀care and⠀provide⠀that⠀information⠀to the⠀interpreting⠀physician.Work⠀in all⠀shifts as⠀scheduled⠀by the⠀Head of⠀Department.
  • Strictly⠀adheres to⠀organization’s⠀regulations⠀and⠀policies⠀especially⠀those⠀related to⠀infection⠀control,⠀patient⠀safety,⠀OSHAD,⠀DOH, JCI⠀and⠀ISO.
  • Supports⠀Continuous⠀Quality⠀Improvement⠀and⠀participates⠀and⠀contributes⠀to all the⠀quality⠀assurance⠀activities⠀of the⠀service.
  • Participates⠀and⠀contributes⠀in⠀scheduled⠀in-service⠀training⠀programs.
  • Exercises⠀effective⠀interpersonal⠀skills in⠀dealings⠀with⠀department⠀staff,⠀associates⠀and⠀Management.
  • Maintains⠀confidentiality⠀as per the⠀agreement⠀signed.
  • Demonstrates⠀the⠀ability to⠀listen to⠀others in⠀promoting⠀effective⠀communication.
  • Develops⠀thorough⠀understanding⠀of⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀of the⠀hospital⠀and⠀demonstrates⠀respect⠀for⠀them.
  • Carries⠀out other⠀duties⠀when⠀requested⠀by the⠀Head of⠀department.
  • General⠀OSH⠀Responsibilities,⠀Authority⠀and⠀accountabilities⠀of the⠀position⠀includes:
  • Familiarize⠀themselves⠀and comply⠀with all⠀OSH and⠀Infection⠀Control⠀policies,⠀standards⠀and⠀procedures⠀that are⠀relevant⠀for their⠀workplace
  • Work⠀in⠀accordance⠀with the⠀documented⠀occupational,⠀safety and⠀health⠀procedures⠀and⠀instructions,⠀specific⠀responsibilities⠀defined in⠀individual⠀procedures⠀and⠀instructions.
  • Use⠀of⠀appropriate⠀personal⠀protective⠀equipment⠀and safety⠀systems⠀and follow⠀safe⠀working⠀procedures
  • Be⠀familiar⠀with⠀emergency⠀and⠀evacuation⠀procedures
  • Not⠀willfully⠀or⠀recklessly⠀endanger⠀anyone's⠀health and⠀safety.⠀Take⠀reasonable⠀care for⠀the health⠀and safety⠀of persons⠀that may⠀be⠀affected⠀by the⠀employee’s⠀acts or⠀omissions⠀at the⠀workplace.
  • Assist⠀with the⠀preparation⠀of risk⠀assessments
  • Attend⠀applicable⠀departmental⠀safety⠀training⠀and follow⠀OSHMS⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.
  • Take⠀reasonable⠀care of⠀their own⠀health and⠀safety
  • Cooperate⠀with their⠀employer⠀with⠀respect to⠀any action⠀taken by⠀the⠀employer⠀to comply⠀with OSHMS⠀requirements.
  • Notify⠀supervisor⠀or⠀Department⠀Safety⠀facilitator⠀of any⠀hazards,⠀health and⠀safety⠀mishaps or⠀incidents⠀within or⠀outside⠀their area⠀of⠀work.
  • College⠀Degree in⠀Sonology/⠀ultra⠀sound or⠀its⠀equivalent.
  • Current⠀license in⠀the⠀country of⠀origin,⠀with DOH⠀License to⠀practice⠀in Abu⠀Dhabi,⠀UAE.
  • Minimum⠀three⠀years⠀experience⠀in the⠀Radiology⠀department.
  • The⠀ability to⠀apply⠀technical⠀skills,⠀together⠀with a⠀demonstrable⠀knowledge⠀of and⠀interest⠀in⠀sciences,⠀such as⠀anatomy,⠀physiology⠀and⠀physics;
  • Self-motivation⠀and the⠀ability to⠀work under⠀pressure;
  • Excellent⠀command of⠀oral and⠀written⠀English.⠀Arabic⠀language⠀advantageous/desirable⠀but not⠀essential.
  • Proficient⠀technology⠀application⠀skills;⠀Basic MS⠀Office⠀(Word,⠀Excel, &⠀Power⠀point) MS⠀Outlook &⠀Internet⠀explorer⠀skills.
  • A⠀supportive⠀and caring⠀disposition,⠀adaptability⠀and good⠀time⠀management⠀skills,⠀Team⠀working⠀ability,⠀Confidence⠀in dealing⠀with⠀stressful⠀situations;

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