Ultrasonographer – Pietermaritzburg

Together with our client, we are recruiting for an Ultrasonographer in Pietermaritzburg. The ideal candidates need to perform ultrasound procedures, with a particular focus on complex and interventional work. The candidate must hold a National Diploma in Ultrasound and a Minimum of one-year community service training.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Explaining sonographic procedures to patients, answering questions, preparing patients by applying the gel to the skin, and positioning the patients on the table. Check for informed consent for procedures.
• Ensuring clear images for diagnostic purposes and making adjustments to the sonographic equipment when necessary.
• Selecting the appropriate settings and adjusting the patients' positions accordingly.
• Monitoring and caring for patients to ensure their safety and comfort during the procedures.
• Selecting and examining images, looking for differences between healthy and pathological areas, and determining if the scope of the exam should be extended, based on preliminary findings.
• Presenting the sonograms and preliminary findings to the Physicians.
• Completing the appropriate documentation and maintaining patients' histories and medical records.
• Maintaining and cleaning the sonographic equipment.
• Scan patients to obtain images using Real-Time, Doppler, and Colour Doppler Imaging
• Scan Abdomen (adults and children)
• Scan small parts such as thyroid glands, breast, parotid glands, and testis
• Vascular ultrasound includes Carotid Artery Doppler, Doppler of upper and lower limb arteries, and veins. Perforator study of veins included transplant patient
• Paediatric scan including cranial and hip ultrasound
• Perform portable studies.
• Assist Radiologists during invasive procedures such as liver, breast, kidney biopsies and ascitic and pleural tapping and interventional procedures
• Prepare slides & complete lab forms ? Obstetric ultrasound ? Muscular skeletal ultrasound
• Basic cardiac ultrasound
• Cleanliness of the ultrasound room, change linen, organize work list per day, prioritize urgent examinations
• Attend to problems with equipment and liaise with vendors
• Review exam orders/requisitions and corresponding protocol
• Liaise with Drs’, radiologist, reception staff, radiographers, and ward staff with regards to patient preparation and examination and time of exam and hand over the patient
• Explain procedure to patients, including patient preparation in order to obtain optimum results.
• Record images in the proper format for radiologists and for archiving
• Print films, collect from printer and handover to radiologist
• Provide preliminary ultrasound report
• Participate in staff meetings, and in-service and /or continuous education
• Attend workshops to improve the quality of ultrasound
• Assist in training and supervision of students and trainees and evaluate their performance
• Oversee regular machine maintenance
• Stock control
• Follow up post procedures forms and specimen handling
• Care of the patient with special needs. ? Apply proper protocol in the safe disposal of biomedical waste
• Set up and monitor a quality assurance program for all scans and procedure/s whilst ensuring Radiologist/referring doctor preferences are considered, ensure all venues/regions are adhering to the program
• Develop and maintain a library of protocols, update as required
• Work in conjunction with the Clinical Tutor Lead and the Ultrasonographer managing rosters
• Follow protocol for needle-stick injuries
• Carry out an evacuation drill
• Perform first aid
• Apply quality control
• Implement and use appropriate quality assurance protocol
• Analyse and interpret quality assurance findings
• Ensure quality control of student radiographers
• Comply with manufacturers standards
• Ensure suitable processing conditions
• Timeous presentation of imaging for reporting
• Formatting imaging as per practice requirements

Skills and Competencies

• Stakeholder engagement
• Excellent Operational skills
• Excellent conflict resolution skills
• Achieving personal work goals and objectives
• Adhering to principles and values
• Inter and Intrapersonal Skills
• Communication Skills – written + verbal
• Problem solving skills
• Accountability
• Accuracy + Attention to detail
• Deciding and initiating action
• Delivering results
• Record keeping skills;
• Strong patient-centric focus
• Maintain patient privacy
• Maintain confidentiality
• Label films correctly
• Express opinions appropriately
• Observe protocol
• Respect human life Minimum Requirements
• Time Management Skills
• Co-ordination Skills
• Team Working Skills
• Professionalism
• Honesty + Integrity
• Innovative
• Patience + empathetic
• Dependable
• People-oriented
• Adaptable/flexible
• Autonomous/Independent

Required Minimum Qualifications

• National Diploma in Ultrasound.
• Registration with the Health Professional Council and have valid MPS
• Maintain requirements of a professional body for CME/CPD points
• Minimum one-year community service training
• Relief at venues as required, in emergencies and when colleagues are on leave
• Ability travel to cover shifts at other venues within KZN

Salary and benefits:

• Basic Salary – Market Related (Depending on experience)
• Med Aid Allowances: R4000
• Scarce Skills Allowance: R6000
• Gap (funded by the company)
• Provident ER contribution of 10.53% of basic
• Pension EE contribution of 5% of basic (as a deduction)
• Saturdays paid separately

Only candidates who meet all the requirements stipulated in this advert, will be considered. If you don’t receive feedback from us within 2 weeks of your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Should you meet all the requirements as set out above, kindly email a CV together with supporting documents to

Reference: USG – Pietermaritzburg