Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced Echocardiography Sonographer for a Level 1 trauma acute care assignment, requiring current BLS and RDCS or RCS certification.

Details

• Work in an acute care setting within the echocardiology department
• Perform both inpatient and outpatient adult echocardiography procedures
• Use Philips Epiq and Philips IE33 ultrasound systems
• 6–8 studies per day per technologist, including transthoracic, limited, stress, and transesophageal echocardiograms
• EPIC is used for charting; McKesson CPACS for image management
• Monday to Friday 8-hour day shifts with rotating start times, 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• On-call coverage required with a 30-minute response time
• Every 5th weekend coverage required: work Saturday and on-call Sunday
• No floating to other departments required

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in echocardiography preferred
• Current BLS certification from AHA required
• Registered as RDCS (ARDMS) or RCS (CCI) required
• Experience with adult transthoracic, stress, and transesophageal echocardiograms required
• Proficiency with Philips Epiq and IE33 equipment preferred
• Experience using Epic EMR required
• Ability to start IVs if able
• Active IL license required, or application process must be initiated (license required if applicable)
• All licenses and certifications must be active at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Team includes a radiology supervisor or lead tech on shift and all studies are read by a cardiologist
• Duties focus on performing quality adult echocardiography studies in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Department specific orientation is provided
• No specific scrub color required; scrubs are not provided
• No COVID vaccination requirement
• Clinicians with permanent addresses within 50 miles are eligible for local rates
• Facility is a drug-free campus and a negative drug screen is required
• No holiday coverage requirements
• Not required to float or cover other imaging areas