Description

American Traveler is hiring a Cardiac Sonographer with 2+ years of Echo Tech experience for an academic medical center's Cardiology-Stress department, requiring BLS and RDCS, RCS, or ACS certification.

Details

• Academic medical center with Level 1 Trauma designation, Chest Pain Center, and Stroke Center
• Cardiology - Stress department performing TTE comprehensive studies (~110/day across all areas)
• Stress/Stress Echo/DobSE/NucCard/Tilt table testing (~14/day) and TEE (5-6/day)
• Patient population includes heart failure, chemotherapy evaluations, and renal transplant evaluations
• EMR: EPIC (Encompass); reporting via Philips ISCV
• Equipment includes Philips and GE echo machines and GE CASE stress lab system
• 8-hour evening shifts, 12:30 PM-9 PM, Wednesday through Sunday, 40 hours/week
• Floating to satellite sites within the Wake Region required for Echo Techs
• Weekend rotation and holiday coverage dependent on unit needs
• No on-call or call-back requirements

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience as an Echo Tech
• BLS certification required
• RDCS (ARDMS), RCS, or ACS (CCI) certification required
• License required if applicable
• Proficiency in 2D, doppler, color flow, 3D, strain, and contrast studies
• Stress echo skills and interventional procedure experience preferred
• IV management training preferred
• EPIC EMR experience required

Additional Information

• First-time travelers will be considered
• Departmental support includes a dedicated Cardiac Ultrasound Educator and Chief Sonographer, 19 Echo Techs, 5 RNs, and 2 EPs
• Orientation includes facility-wide NEO plus 2 days of departmental orientation
• Scrub requirements: purple tops (not eggplant), black pants/skirts, and purple or black warm-up jackets
• Free assigned parking provided
• Fast-paced, patient and family-focused academic lab balancing portable and in-lab studies
• Local candidates are not accepted due to a 50-mile radius rule
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration
• Minimum of 1 professional reference dated within the past year required, from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
• Returning travelers must have been separated from any AHSE facility for at least 1 year after working a permanent position