Ultrasound Team Lead - Calgary - Canada Diagnostic Centres

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Ultrasound Team Lead (Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Team Lead) - Savanna

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Posted Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Join our Savanna team as an Ultrasound Team Lead (Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Team Lead)

At Canada Diagnostic Centres, we're proud to deliver remarkable care to our patients, which starts with offering remarkable careers. Our teams play a direct role in improving access to timely, accurate diagnostic imaging. This work truly makes a difference in how quickly and confidently patients get answers.

As an Ultrasound Team Lead (Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Team Lead), every exam and procedure you perform, along with the coaching, coordination, and decisions you provide, has the power to guide critical moments in a patient's health journey. This kind of impact is at the heart of what we mean by remarkable care, and it's why we believe in offering careers that are just as meaningful as the work itself.

We are currently looking for a CRGS certified Ultrasound Team Lead (Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Team Lead) to join our Savanna team. In this role, you'll combine hands‑on scanning with guiding technologists to deliver consistent, precise diagnostic imaging while keeping patients comfortable and informed. From performing routine and specialized exams to coaching team members, coordinating workflow, and supporting onboarding and training, your leadership will help maintain smooth operations and uphold quality standards. You'll collaborate with the Clinic Coach, radiologists, and other clinic and operational teams to align practices and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Each decision, interaction, and image you oversee will directly contribute to meaningful patient care every day.

The impact you make daily, through each image, each interaction, and each decision, is what defines remarkable care. When that care is guided by leadership and intention, it becomes a remarkable career.

Be part of a workplace with a culture defined by empathy, excellence, and support. Join a team that's redefining access to care across Canada in a setting built on purpose and care, where your well‑being is valued and professional growth is encouraged. Join CDC - where caring is a career path

What You'll Be Doing

• Perform Ultrasound Exams: Conduct routine and specialized sonography imaging under the direction of Radiologists and referring Physicians, while adhering to departmental protocols and guidelines.
• Coaching and Mentorship: Coach Ultrasound Technologists at the Savanna Clinic assisting in strengthening technical and leadership abilities. Lead clinic specific training initiatives by creating and refining programs. Contribute to team performance management, using feedback from clinic leaders and other stakeholders.
• Operational Oversight: In conjunction with the Clinic Coach Savanna, Ultrasound Leadership, Operational and other Team Leads, ensure daily clinic operations run reliably by helping to develop strategic initiatives and change management efforts to implement meaningful, sustainable improvements, using data to inform decisions.
• Talent Acquisition and Retention: Contribute to talent attraction efforts for current and future Ultrasound team members. Encourage retention through leading effective onboarding, continuous development, and a focus on engagement and workplace satisfaction.
• Enhance Patient Experience: Champion a compassionate, personalized approach that encourages a seamless journey for every patient by navigating challenges with empathy and resolving obstacles that impact care.
• Provide Compassionate Care: Explain exams and procedures, address questions, ease concerns, and help patients feel comfortable.
• Collaborate with Clinic Teams: In partnership with the Clinic Coach Savanna, be the ultrasound departmental bridge with radiologists, x‑ray technologist, administrative and other teams to align efforts and deliver high‑quality, coordinated patient care.
• Expand Expertise: Engage in ongoing professional development to refine existing skills, build new competencies, and specialize in additional modalities such as Interventional, MSK, Breast and more.
• Uphold Standards and Compliance: Promote adherence to protocols, processes, and regulatory policies, including completion of required imaging audits, while maintaining patient safety, comfort, and privacy.
• Monitor and Troubleshoot Systems: Oversee ultrasound equipment maintenance, track equipment performance, document findings, and resolve basic issues.
• Prepare and Maintain Work Areas: Prepare and stock exam rooms for exams and procedures; report low inventory as needed.

What We're Looking For

• Professional Membership: Active membership with Sonography Canada as a Certified Registered Generalist Sonographer.
• Ultrasound Expertise: Proficiency in diagnostic ultrasound techniques & procedures, with a focus on accuracy and detail.
• People Management Skills: Proven ability to manage performance, development, staffing, and conflict resolution.
• Leadership Excellence: Inspires trust and connection through open communication and active listening, creating cohesion within and across multi-disciplinary teams.
• A Commitment to Learning and Growth: Motivation to expand expertise as a generalist ultrasound technologist and develop skills in advanced practice areas such as MSK, OB/GYN, vascular and cardiac exams, and interventional procedures.
• Specialized Knowledge: Experience in breast, MSK, OB/GYN, vascular, or cardiac ultrasound exams, or in interventional procedures, is considered an asset.
• Technology Proficiency: Experienced with Microsoft Office and patient management systems (e.g., RIS), along with an understanding of departmental equipment.
• A Compassionate Approach: A history of empathetic care, collaboration, adaptability, and flexibility.

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay: Industry leading wages with opportunities to maximize your income through evening and weekend shifts, commission cases, industry‑leading shift premiums, and by expanding your expertise through our Skillset Program.
• Sign‑On Bonus: A welcome incentive for joining our team (terms and conditions apply).
• Relocation Allowance: Financial assistance for eligible team members to help with moving expenses.
• Generous Time Off: Vacation, personal days, sick leave, and paid time off for your birthday to help you recharge and balance life.
• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision benefits for part‑time and full‑time team members. Plus, access to our Employee & Family Assistance Program for all team members.
• Continuous Growth: Access to specialized learning opportunities in interventional procedures, MSK, breast, advanced vascular and more, along with an annual education allowance to support your professional development.
• Tailored Onboarding: Training customized to your experience and knowledge, designed to ensure you're equipped, informed, and ready to succeed in your new role.
• Retirement Savings: An RRSP/TFSA plan with matching contributions for eligible team members to grow your savings and plan for the future.
• Onsite Parking: Convenient access to make your commute easier.
• Coverage for Annual Memberships & Insurance: Funding available for Sonography Canada and ARDMS membership fees.
• Income Protection: Short‑term and long‑term disability coverage for part‑time and full‑time team members, providing peace of mind.
• Life Insurance: Added financial security for life's unexpected events, available to part‑time and full‑time team members.

Additional Information

• Position Type: Full‑time.
• Consistent Schedule: Enjoy a steady Monday to Friday shift, 8:00 AM–4:15 PM.

About Canada Diagnostic Centres

Canada Diagnostic Centres (CDC) has been a leader and innovator in radiological services offering compassionate, quality diagnostic imaging solutions for over 30 years. With more than 43 radiologist‑led community clinics across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and British Columbia, we are dedicated to delivering clarity through care.

Each year, we support more than 800,000 patients through their diagnostic journey, offering timely services in a warm and comfortable setting. Our expertise spans a full range of imaging and interventional services, including MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Echocardiography, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, X‑Ray, Breast Imaging, Bone Mineral Density, Fluoroscopy, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Pediatric Imaging, Gastrointestinal Studies, and image‑guided pain management procedures.

At the heart of our services are collaborative interdisciplinary teams who bring insight, skill, and compassion to every interaction. Inspired by what our teams make possible, we create space for development, provide reliable equipment, and continuously improve.

The same care we extend to our patients and teams carries through to how we welcome applicants. We actively invite applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are committed to equitable hiring practices. If you require accommodations at any stage of the hiring process, please contact us at We're happy to work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants must have legal authorization to work in Canada.