Ultrasound Tech
Company: Mercy Hospital Of Bakersfield
Role summary
Ultrasound Tech is a role at Mercy Hospital Of Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-08-14. Experience level: 0-2. No degree required.
- Job title
- Ultrasound Tech
- Company
- Mercy Hospital Of Bakersfield
- Location
- Bakersfield, California, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Category
- Healthcare Support
- Experience level
- 0-2
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-08-14
Job description
Where You’ll Work
Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 229-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II NICU, cancer care, women’s health, and orthopedics. Additionally, Mercy Hospital Downtown & Mercy Hospital Southwest have been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. They are both Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers. Mercy Hospital Downtown offers the only inpatient Oncology Unit in Bakersfield while Mercy Hospital Southwest has the only Obstetric Emergency Department in Bakersfield.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Ultrasound Technologist (Sonographer), you will utilize advanced sonographic equipment to record detailed images of blood, organs, tissues, and bodily masses, including unborn fetuses, providing critical visual data for diagnosis and prenatal care.Every day you will directly interact with patients, explaining procedures, answering questions, and preparing them for scans. You will meticulously operate sonographic equipment, adjusting settings and patient positions to ensure clear, diagnostic images. You will monitor and care for patients to ensure their safety and comfort, select and examine images for pathologies, and present preliminary findings to Physicians.To be successful in this role, you must possess excellent patient service and communication skills, sharp eyesight, and meticulous attention to detail. You will demonstrate strong technical proficiency, sound judgment, and advanced decision-making skills to effectively capture and interpret sonographic data, ensuring optimal diagnostic support.
Performs digital, color and duplex scanning.
Selects the proper transducer, frequency and diameter for performance of the examination.
Performs emergency exams at bedside. Demonstrates ability to recognize a diagnostic scan and render an initial interpretation to the Radiologist for interpretation.
Verifies correct patient using two patient identifiers.
Follows standard patient identifier of name and date of birth.
Evaluates patient condition to see if they are capable of answering questions necessary for proper identification.
Job Requirements
Required
Graduate of accredited school of sonography
Experience gained thru an accredited school of sonography or BE
AHA Basic Life Support - CPR
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer or
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo or
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo or
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Pediatric Echo or
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Abdomen or
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Breast or
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Neurosonolog or
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer OB/GYN or
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Pediatric Sono
Preferred
Medical Radiographer: CA
Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT