What are the responsibilities and job description for the RDMS Sonographer position at Planned Parenthood Great Plains?
Planned Parenthood Great Plains has provided access to sexual and reproductive health care since 1935. The high-quality, expert, and compassionate care we provide is shown through our empathetic and supportive staff members. Past challenges, and those we face today, have served only to solidify PPGP’s commitment to our patients and the community. We continue to reflect on the progress we have made over the last eight decades and look forward to continuing our efforts to secure a world of informed reproductive freedom. Join our dedicated team and “Care. No matter what.”
________________________________________
The RDMS Sonographer performs sonography to support care of patients at Planned Parenthood Great Plains health centers and educates Planned Parenthood staff members on providing quality imaging for the purpose of diagnosis and/or treatment of sexual and reproductive care, including abortion services. Works directly with colleagues, patients and clinicians who interpret ultrasounds. Ensures compliance with sonography-related regulatory requirements, while providing high-quality patient experience and compassionate care.
\n- Verifies physician orders and procedure to assure accuracy.
- Explains the procedure to patient to ensure understanding.
- Operates all equipment in practice with competence.
- Completes patient scans in a professional and efficient manner.
- Reviews patient images to ensure images met diagnostic qualities.
- Provides attention to detail, safe work practices and thorough accurate documentation.
- Provides ongoing daily calibration and preventive maintenance on required equipment.
- Under the supervision of physician is responsible for entering measurements in the reporting system, print reports, and files and fax as required.
- Understands and institutes clinical policies and procedures.
- Performs individual and group training sessions related to sonography.
- Assists in the facilitation of departmental operations.
- Provides excellent patient care.
- Quality Focus: Ensures all aspects of work are completed correctly and free from error.
- Teamwork: Cooperates actively and effectively with others in the pursuit of common goals.
- Effectively interacts with co-workers and patients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, political affiliations, cultural backgrounds, lifestyles and sexual orientations and treat individuals with respect and dignity.
- Interpersonal Orientation: Strives to understand others' feelings and treats others with empathy, care, compassion, and respect.
- Organizational Compliance: Values and attends to rules, policies, and procedures and adheres to formal codes of conduct and informal, yet widely accepted, social standards.
- Change Orientation: Maintains a positive attitude toward change and appreciates the opportunities that change presents.
- Demonstrate ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS)
- One to two years of ultrasound experience
- Ability to work flexible hours, including Saturdays and evenings
- Possess ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain a professional posture
- Ability to do mathematical calculations and use instrument controls
- Working knowledge of scanning protocols
- Experience with electronic medical records systems required; prior working knowledge of Epic preferred
- Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
- Travel throughout the affiliate as needed
- Bilingual a plus
________________________________________
Commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)
PPGP is wholly committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive organization. We firmly commit to the creation of an environment that values racial equity, diversity, and inclusion, where all individuals feel they are treated fairly, respectfully, and are empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. Our commitment is essential to PPGP’s mission of ensuring reproductive freedom as a fundamental right for all individuals. We are committed to supporting employees, applicants, patients, volunteers and vendors with diverse backgrounds. Our vision is to foster a workplace culture that is a safe space where all employees feel included and comfortable sharing their experiences. We demonstrate our commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion when we:
· Demonstrate and Expect Transparency and Accountability
· Educate and Support the Development of our PPGP community
· Practice Effective Communication
· Foster Trust by Being Responsive to the Needs of our PPGP community
· Demonstrate the Use of Inclusive Practices
· Display the Ability to Cultivate Belonging
EOE/AA—PPGP is an equal-opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQIA .
THE WORK OF PPGP
Planned Parenthood Great Plains has been a leading provider of sexual and reproductive health care for more than 85 years, serving women, men, and families in communities across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Each year, we provide care to more than 30,000 people across our four-state region through in-clinic and telehealth appointments. We believe that every person deserves to have access to the resources and information they need in order to make decisions about their own health.
PPGP serves people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse needs. PPGP’s medical staff includes board certified OB/GYN and family medicine physicians, as well as advanced practice clinicians including nurse practitioners and physician assistants. PPGP’s clinicians provide sexual and reproductive health care, perform examinations, and diagnose and treat infections. PPGP also provides comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education, and our sister corporation, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes, is a leading advocate for the sexual and reproductive rights of people in our region.
PPGP believes that diversity in identity and perspective enriches our agency and allows us to better serve our clients. We are committed to workforce diversity and aspire to reflect the communities we serve. We encourage all individuals to share their pronouns during interviews and meetings. To that end, we strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQIA identifying individuals, people with disabilities and other underrepresented groups to apply.