Cardiac Sonographer
Concord, NC
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Cardiac Sonographer with 3+ years of outpatient or acute echo experience for a Level 3 Trauma center's Echocardiography department.

Details

• Echocardiography department with 10 echo suites
• Average census of 35 outpatients plus 35-70 inpatients daily
• Primarily adult patients with occasional pediatric cases on nights or weekends
• Common diagnoses include CHF, SOB, pericardial effusion, PE, pre/post TAVR and valve procedures, pre/post CABG, and dysrhythmias/arrhythmias
• EMR is Epic, PACS is Philips ISCV
• Unit equipment includes Philips Epiq CVX
• 8hr day shift, 0700-1530, 40 hours per week
• Set schedule with 1 scheduled weekend per month (weekend shifts 0600-1430)
• On-call requirement of 3 nights per month, any night of the week, with 1-hour response time
• Call-back is only initiated through cardiology
• May float within the hospital for bedside scans

Requirements

• BLS required
• ARDMS-RDCS or CCI-RCIS certification accepted
• License required if applicable
• Minimum 3 years of outpatient or acute echo experience
• Experience with 3D and strain imaging, basic echo protocol, bubble studies, Definity contrast, and doppler/color flow imaging
• Epic EMR experience
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full DOB required for consideration
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within one year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN

Additional Information

• Perform echocardiograms including 3D/strain imaging, bubble studies, and Definity contrast studies
• May assist with stress echoes; TEEs are not required
• Support team includes a supervisor/manager, other echo techs, up to 5 RNs, transporter, scheduler, RT, hospitalist, intensivist, and rapid response/code team available 24/7
• Orientation includes NEO plus 2-3 shifts of departmental orientation
• Scrub requirement is galaxy blue top with black bottoms
• No holiday coverage required at this time
• RTO requests go through the manager
• First-time travelers will be considered
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Returning employees must be separated from any AHSE facility for at least 1 year after working a permanent position