Description

American Traveler is hiring an Echo Technologist / Cardiac Sonographer for a cardiovascular non-invasive unit, requiring a minimum of 3 years of experience and ARDMS and CCI certifications.

Details

• Non-invasive cardiovascular unit within an acute care hospital setting
• Primarily adult patient population with exposure to pediatric echocardiography
• Performs high-quality 2D, M-Mode, color flow Doppler, pulsed and continuous-wave Doppler, and contrast echocardiography studies
• Provides technical assistance with exercise, dobutamine, and pharmacological stress echocardiograms
• Assists with transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE)
• Epic EMR — experience required
• Monday–Friday day shift, 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week; start times vary between 6:45 AM and 7:30 AM
• Participates in callback rotation

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant echo/cardiac sonography experience
• Associate's Degree in Ultrasound required
• ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography) certification required
• CCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International) in Echocardiography required
• BLS (AHA) required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Level 1 Trauma experience required
• Proficiency in recognizing cardiac abnormalities, imaging artifacts, and distinguishing normal from abnormal findings
• Knowledge of gross and sectional anatomy
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• License required if applicable

Additional Information

• Performs complete echocardiographic studies using parasternal, apical, subcostal, and suprasternal notch windows
• Evaluates left and right ventricular systolic and diastolic function, documents wall motion abnormalities, and assesses valvular insufficiencies and blood flow abnormalities
• Recognizes congenital heart malformations and acquired pathologies, and correlates clinical history with the cardiologist
• Participates in mobile echo/vascular service regionally
• Completes quarterly competencies in stress lab, Holter monitoring, and event monitoring
• Maintains monthly correlation studies and monthly statistics
• RTO not to exceed 7 days per 13-week contract
• Travelers who have been on assignment at this health system for 1 year must take a 6-month break before returning to any location within the system