Sonographer at Marie Stopes Kenya

MSI Reproductive Choices Kenya is an NGO registered in Kenya as a local implementing partner of MSI Reproductive Choices, a UK charity. We deliver quality sexual and reproductive healthcare, family planning and other women’s health services to millions of the world's poorest and most vulnerable women. We want to make sure that women have a choice when it comes to having children and that death by unsafe abortion is reduced. 

We are seeking to recruit a sonographer whose role and responsibilities will include providing diagnostic medical sonography services and its various clinical specialties. The sonographers’ activities are performed consistent with their education and training, and in accordance with MSI policies, procedures, and applicable professional standards. 

Job Purpose: Reporting to the Centre Manager, the sonographer job exists to perform quality ultrasound examinations to clients and make quality reports to assist the physician with the diagnosis and treatment.   

It is the responsibility of this role is to further our goal of MAKING CHOICE POSSIBLE for every Kenyan. 

The post holder commits to and is held accountable to MSI global core values: 

Key Responsibilities 

• Review client medical history and supporting clinical information and communicate with the client in a manner appropriate to the client’s ability to understand the procedure. 
• Conduct client clinical assessment and perform the diagnostic medical sonography examination ordered by the supervising physician in accordance with professional and facility protocols. 
• Review examination images, synthesize examination results, and prepare the preliminary findings. 
• Apply independent judgment during the sonography examination to ensure that appropriate anatomical, pathological, and clinical conditions are accurately captured in the examination images. 
• Assume responsibility for the safety of the client during the sonographic examination. 
• Maintain client privacy and confidentiality in accordance with privacy laws and facility policies, and procedures. 
• Use proper client positioning tools, devices, equipment adjustment, and ergonomically correct scanning techniques to ensure client comfort and safety, and to prevent compromised data acquisition and musculoskeletal injury to the sonographer. 
• Generate demand for ultrasound services by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to drive client volumes. 
• Prepare exam room and ultrasound equipment to conduct sonography examinations in accordance with infections disease, sterilization, and client safety protocols, policies, and procedures. 
• As necessary, acquire additional ultrasound imaging to facilitate optimum diagnostic results for the interpreting physician. 
• Identify and document any limitations to the sonography examination and escalate as appropriate.  
• Assume responsibility for the preventive maintenance for ultrasound equipment to ensure it operates at optimal level at all times.  
• Operate the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). 
• Always uphold safeguarding principles while handling clients. 

Behaviours and Values:  

Successful performance at MSI is not simply defined in terms of ‘what’ people achieve, but equally is about ‘how’ people go about their jobs and the impact that they have on others.