
Sonographer
Elkin, NCPer Diem$35.5–53.25/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Sonographer performs diagnostic ultrasound work at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital on a PRN, varied-shift schedule. The role includes verifying patient orders, assisting radiologists with invasive procedures, evaluating exam quality, operating radiology systems, and maintaining equipment and work areas. Candidates must hold an accepted sonography or radiologic technology certification, an eligible registry, BLS certification, and graduate from a diagnostic medical sonography or general ultrasound program.
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Full job description
Department:
10600 Non Enterprise Corporate - Administration: Human Resources
Status:
Benefits Eligible:
No
Hours Per Week:
0
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
PRN - Varies
Pay Range: $35.50 - $53.25
Position Highlights:
- PRN - Varied Shifts
- Location: Hugh Chatham
What You'll Need:
- Certified by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers or American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (S).
- One of the following registries are required: Abdomen (AB), or Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN).
- BLS certification is required.
- Graduate of a comprehensive medical diagnostic ultrasound program required in Diagnostic Medical Sonography or General Ultrasound.
What You'll Do:
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Examines requests and verifies orders on each assigned patient.
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Assists Radiologist in performing invasive procedures.
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Evaluates technical quality of exam and develops a superior varied technique for elevated efficiency in the department.
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Supports and contributes to the Patient-Centered Care Philosophy by understanding that every staff member is a Caregiver, whose role is to meet the needs of each patient.
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Reports malfunctioning equipment to the Assistant Director, Lead Sonographer and/or Engineer.
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Operates the Radiology computer system to include entering and charging exams and supplies.
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Maintains assigned work area in a neat and orderly fashion. Assists in keeping the area completely stocked.
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Adheres to departmental rules and regulations while performing in a professional manner always.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Requires strenuous physical effort while assisting patients from wheelchairs and stretchers.
- Requires moderate to heavy physical efforts in lifting and moving patients, equipment and supplies up to 600 pounds with assistance.
- Work requires walking, standing, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, pulling and lifting during normal operation.
- Requires mental skills to read and comprehend patient orders and technical materials.
- Motor coordination needed to operate heavy and delicate equipment.
- Intact sense of sight and hearing
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duti
es.
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
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Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
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Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
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Incentive pay for select positions
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Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
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Paid Time Off programs
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Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
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Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
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Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
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Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
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Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,618 open Sonographer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$35.5–53.25/hr
- North Carolina median$36–52/hr43 hourly ranges
- US median$37–56/hr735 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $44.38/hr, is close to the North Carolina median midpoint ($44/hr) — in the middle half of Sonographer hourly ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 83 open Sonographer jobs in North Carolina and 1,618 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- Novant Health32 open
- UNC Health Care21 open
- Advocate Health (this employer)17 open
- Experience
- Sonographer postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (666 postings).
- Education
- 23 of the 1,618 open Sonographer jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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