Travel Echo Tech Jobs

The agencies on Vivian that currently have the most Echo Tech jobs are OneStaff Medical (99), Anders Group (82), and MedPro Healthcare Allied Staffing (74).

Echo techs, also known as echocardiograph technicians, are allied health professionals who specialize in conducting diagnostic exams with an echocardiogram to create live images of patients’ hearts. They play an essential role in helping doctors diagnose and treat a variety of heart ailments. This is a skilled position full of mental stimulation that provides valuable information about patient care, which many healthcare professionals find rewarding. 

Echo techs, sometimes referred to as echocardiographers, cardiographers, or cardiac sonographers are ultrasound techs or sonographers who’ve specialized in the use of echocardiogram technology. Their primary responsibility is gathering data and assessing the image quality that doctors use to diagnose heart disease. They do this with ultrasound devices that use sound waves and other imaging tools to create images of the heart. Common tasks include:

Many echo techs work in general medical and surgical hospitals. Other popular places of employment include medical and diagnostic laboratories, diagnostic imaging centers, and private clinics that specialize in cardiology. They also may be employed at physician’s offices and outpatient care centers, or by various medical, radiographic, and ultrasound diagnostic providers. Some echo techs specialize in pediatric cardiac technologies and take jobs working with children at children’s hospitals or pediatrician offices.

Good echo techs are extremely tech-savvy with advanced knowledge of sophisticated machinery used to administer crucial tests on the heart. They fully understand the operation of the heart, including the functions of vessels, valves, and chambers. Echo techs are detail-oriented with keen observational skills to effectively capture ultrasound pictures that demonstrate whether each part of the heart is working properly and to accurately assess and identify any problems in patients’ echocardiograms.

Allied health professionals already trained in another healthcare field may complete a one-year certificate program to become a sonographer. Anyone new to the healthcare field must earn an associate or a bachelor’s degree in cardiac sonography through a sonography training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Because echo techs deal with heart patients, employers often require them to have Basic Life Support certification.

Echo Technicians may hold BLS - Basic Life Support, ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support, RDCS - AE - RDMS Adult Echocardiography, RDMS - PE - RDMS Pediatric Echocardiography, RDCS - FE - RDMS Fetal Echocardiography, EKG - Certified EKG Technician, CRAT (CCI) - Certified Rhythm Analysis Technician or ACS (CCI) - Advanced Cardiac Sonographer among others.