Acute Care, Anatomy, Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR Certification, Data Entry, Detail Oriented, Establish Priorities, HIS/RIS, Healthcare, Human Anatomy, Information Technology & Information Systems, Interpersonal Skills, Medical Diagnosis, Medical Records, Medical Terminology, Medical Treatment, Multitasking, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecology, On Call, Outpatient Care, Pathology, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Pediatrics, Training/Teaching, Typing, Ultrasound
Ultrasound Technologist - Central Region - - 31609 - UCLA Health
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Ultrasound Technologist - Central Region
General Information
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Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
primarily Monday - Friday with 4-10hr day shifts, including some holiday, shift and weekend rotation coverage and on-call support.
Posted Date
06/29/2026
Salary Range: $58.74 - 77.5 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
31523
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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Do you have a passion for Ultrasound? Do you thrive in an environment where growth, learning and teaching are core aspects of the day to day? Do you find your calling in healthcare is a combination of compassion for your patients and the innovative technology that drives ultrasound? Then come join us and be a part of our evolving ultrasound department at UCLA Health. Make a positive impact on one of the nation's top health systems, help ensure the efficient delivery of award-winning patient care and take your professional expertise to the next level.
This position will support Central Region that is currently made up of the Santa Monica and Westwood areas, primarily in the Santa Monica Campus area, providing patient care for our inpatient and outpatient settings. This position participates in on-call, holiday, and weekend schedules as prepared by the manager and supports a 4-day schedule, 10 hours per day. Additionally, participation in rotating shifts is required, as needed.
In this role, you will:
- Provide age-appropriate assessment and interventions in order to meet the needs of patients and families served
- Obtain, evaluate and use information from the patient requisition, medical records, referring physician and correlate with acquired images
- Use cognitive sonographic skills, to identify and differentiate anatomy and pathology
- Use independent judgement to produce diagnostic images of human anatomy utilizing diagnostic ultrasound systems for our referring providers and our interpreting physicians
- Extend courtesy to our patients, family members, visitors and co-workers through our "World Class Practices" Service Standards
Staff Sonographer:
- One to two years of experience within the hospital / acute care setting
- Must maintain active RDMS certification in one specialty, i.e. Abdomen or OB-GYN
- Graduate of CAAHAP accredited ultrasound program is strongly preferred
- Salary Range: $55.94 - $73.81 Hourly
Senior Sonographer (Based on prior experience and current skill level, advancement into Senior Sonographer job classification may be assessed after 6 months with UCLA Health):
- Minimum of four years of prior experience within the hospital / acute care setting
- Must maintain Active RDMS certification in three specialties: Abdomen, OB-GYN and RVT
- Proficient in Abdomen, OB/Gyn, Pediatric and Vascular Sonography. Additionally, proficiency in interventional procedures
- Graduate of CAAHAP accredited ultrasound school is strongly preferred
- Hourly
Salary Range (Staff through Senior): $55.94 - $76.12 Hourly
Job Qualifications
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- Please ensure your resume and application includes ALL relevant certifications and licenses. Any applications missing these requirements will not be considered*
Staff Ultrasound Technologist
- At least 1 year of acute care (hospital) experience - required
- RDMS credential in one specialty (Abdomen or OBGYN) - required
Senior Ultrasound Technologist
- 4 years of prior acute care (hospital) experience - required (Based on prior experience and current skill level, advancement into Senior job classification may be assessed after 6 months with UCLA Health)
- RDMS credential in Abdomen, OBGYN and RVT - required
- Experience in Breast Ultrasound Imaging - strongly preferred
General Requirements
- BLS/CPR Certificate - required
- Graduate of CAAHAP ultrasound program - strongly preferred
- AAS or higher in Medical Sonography - preferred
- RDMS (AB or OBGYN) - minimum requirement
- Experience in Breast Ultrasound Imaging - strongly preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with patients, visitors, physicians, nurses, staff and others in a professional and courteous manner
- Ability to accept and carry out oral and written instructions accurately
- Ability to employ independent decision making, prioritize work, while handling multiple tasks to completion within allotted time
- Ability to show attention to detail, accuracy and thoroughness
- Basic typing skills to input various data into RIS and HIS Information systems.
- Knowledge of medical terminology with the ability to distinguish between types of procedures within the assigned department(s) and medical diagnoses
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.
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