If you would like to make a transformative difference in people’s lives and you are highly skilled and innately compassionate, we would love to learn more about you.

For more than 30 years, Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) has helped thousands of couples begin their families with more than 35,000 babies born.  Fertility Centers of Illinois has earned a reputation for early to the market for state of the art technology and currently serves as the premier and largest fertility center in the Midwest region.  The work we do, building families, offers stimulation, challenge, and personal reward.

We are currently hiring for a full-time, 30 hour per week, experienced Diagnostic Medical Sonographer to help support the ultrasound department. This position will be based out of our Lindenhurst clinic and may be required to cover other clinic locations on an as needed basis. The hours for the position are 6:30 am-12:30 pm.

This position may be required to work two weekend days per month at our River North clinic.  

Parking and mileage to River North and other clinic locations will be expensed per the FCI travel policy. 

The Diagnostic Medical Sonographer is responsible for the independent operation of sonographic equipment, and for performing and communicating results of diagnostic sonographic examinations.

The Diagnostic Medical Sonographer maintains a high standard of medical ethics at all times, and is self-motivated to increase his or her level of understanding and knowledge of the field and new procedures as they evolve. 

Essential Job Functions

Professionalism and Accountability: 

• Actively role model and coach the behaviors associated with integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence.
• Maintain mature, professional, and effective working relationships with FCI physicians, all levels of FCI management and staff, and outside customers.
• Demonstrate skills in problem-solving, decision-making, multi-tasking, and in being accountable.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills, a respectful demeanor, and a positive approach.
• Maintain his or her own personal knowledge of current FCI policies, procedures, goals and initiatives.
• Coordinates work schedule with U/S Scheduler and Manager, to assure workload overage.
• Assume other responsibilities, aside from those outlined in this job description, as deemed necessary and appropriate by Physicians, Executive Director, and/or FCI management.

Clinical/technical:  

• Perform all types of ultrasounds required at FCI, in accordance with established ultrasound standards, practice protocols, and policies.
• Use cognitive sonographic skills to identify, record, and adapt procedures as appropriate to anatomical, pathological, diagnostic information and images.
• Use independent judgment during the sonographic exam to accurately differentiate between normal and pathologic findings.
• Analyze sonograms, synthesize sonographic information and medical history, and communicates findings to the physician and health care team in a timely manner.
• Consistently and accurately complete documentation pertinent to the ultrasound examinations.
• Complete encounter forms per standard FCI procedure.
• Ensure proper operation of equipment by completing preventative maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; reporting equipment failures/calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintain related supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies. 
• Assist with training of new ultrasound staff.
• Cooperate with office administration by assisting with other related responsibilities as needed.

Patient interaction: 

• Assume responsibility for the safety and comfort of patients while they are in the sonographer's care.
• Establish personal rapport with patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Gain patient cooperation by reducing anxieties; providing explanations of procedure; answering questions. 
• Prepare patient for ultrasound by positioning patient; moving equipment into specified position; adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors, properly draping patient. 
• Assist patient services to prioritize patient appointments, and handle emergency visits. 
• Coordinate with other staff to assure appropriate patient care is provided.
• Address problems of patient care as they arise and make decisions to appropriately resolve the problems.

Compliance:  

• Maintain patient confidentiality by abiding by all aspects of HIPAA. 
• Maintain employee and company confidentiality per Integramed and FCI policies.
• Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by abiding by all aspects of OSHA. 
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, and storage procedures. 
• Adhere to all other Practice standards, policies and procedures.
• Adheres to incident reporting policy and procedures.

The Fertility Centers of Illinois offers:  

• An amazing opportunity for you to make a transformative difference in people’s lives.
• Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), dental, life, 401K with company match, and vision coverage for full time employees.
• A very generous PTO policy.
• Tuition reimbursement ($1,000.00) for full time employees after one year!
• Free Annual Wellness Screenings & Flu Vaccines for all employees. 
• Flexible Spending Account.

For additional information on FCI, please visit our website at www.FCIonline.com.  

Fertility Centers of Illinois participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a service that verifies authorization to work in the U.S through the U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S Department of Social Security (SSA).

All offers of employment with Fertility Centers of Illinois/IntegraMed are contingent upon the background check, drug screen and reference check process.