Cardiac Sonographer, Stress Echocardiography
Winston-Salem, NC
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Cardiac Sonographer for a cardiology stress unit at a Level 1 Trauma, academic medical center in Winston-Salem, NC, requiring a minimum of 2 years of echo tech experience and RDCS, RCS, or ACS certification.

Details

• Cardiology - Stress unit within a large academic medical center and Level 1 Trauma facility with 885 licensed beds
• Facility is a designated Chest Pain Center and Stroke Center with teaching hospital status
• Patient population includes heart failure and advanced cardiac diagnostics, chemotherapy evaluations, and renal transplant evaluations
• Department performs approximately 110 TTEs and comprehensive studies per day across all areas, 14 stress/stress echo/dobutamine stress echo/nuclear cardiology/tilt studies per day, and 5–6 TEEs per day
• Procedures include TTE, TEE, stress echo, dobutamine stress echo, 2D, doppler, color flow, 3D, strain, and contrast studies
• Equipment includes Philips and GE echo systems, GE CASE stress lab, and Philips ISCV for echo reporting
• EMR: Epic (Encompass)
• 4x10-hour day shifts, Monday through Thursday, 12:30 PM – 11:00 PM
• Weekend rotation dependent on unit needs
• Holiday coverage dependent on unit needs
• May float to satellite sites within the Wake Region

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of echo tech experience, with most recent experience within the last year
• BLS required
• RDCS (ARDMS), RCS, or ACS (Advanced Cardiac Sonographer through CCI) required
• ACLS preferred
• PALS preferred
• Proficiency in 2D, doppler, color flow, 3D, strain, and contrast studies required
• Stress echo skills and experience with interventional procedures preferred
• IV management training preferred
• Active license required if applicable
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for consideration
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN

Additional Information

• Department is supported by a dedicated Cardiac Ultrasound Educator, Chief Sonographer, 19 echo techs (including satellites), 5 RNs, and 2 EPs
• Orientation includes NEO plus 2 days of departmental training
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Candidates who have worked a permanent position at an AHSE facility must have been separated for at least 1 year to be eligible
• Scrub colors: Barney purple tops and black pants/skirts; warm-up jackets in matching purple or black
• Parking is assigned and free
• Work environment is patient/family-focused, high quality, and fast-paced with a balance of portable and in-lab studies