Echo Technologist
Macon, GA
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an Echo Technologist/Cardiac Sonographer with 2+ years of acute care echo experience to support a Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital's large structural heart program.

Details

• Work in Noninvasive Cardiology with 2 Echo suites and 2 TEE rooms, plus bedside inpatient scanning
• Serve pediatric and adult patients across inpatient and outpatient settings
• Average 40-60 patients per day through the department
• Support a large structural heart program including pre/post Cath, CABG, Watchman, and TAVR patients
• Common diagnoses include CHF, aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, PFOs, and stroke
• Perform TEEs, stress tests, and bubble studies
• Uses EPIC EMR and Philips Cardiovascular/ISCV/Intellaspace PACS
• Equipment includes Philips and GE ultrasound systems
• 10-hour day shifts, 0800-1830, 40 hours per week
• No floating required
• One night call shift per week with 30-minute response time, EOS until 0700 the next morning
• No weekend rotation required at this time
• On-call coverage required for up to 50% of major holidays per contract

Requirements

• BLS and ARDMS-RDCS or RDMS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of acute care echo experience
• Minimum 12 months of core work experience in the specialty area, with most recent experience within the last year
• Must be comfortable performing pediatric echo scans
• Experience assisting with pericardiocentesis and other bedside procedures
• Skilled in measuring accurate ejection fractions
• Fetal scan and stress test experience preferred
• Comfortable documenting preliminary findings for physician review
• Experience with EPIC EMR
• Active license required if applicable
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full DOB required for consideration
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN

Additional Information

• Perform echocardiograms and TEEs, assist with structural heart procedures, and provide preliminary findings for cardiologist review
• Comfortable orienting new hires is preferred
• Work alongside other echo techs, a manager/supervisor, central transport, cardiologists, and the rapid response/code team
• Orientation includes NEO followed by a buddy call during the first week
• Black scrubs required
• Free parking provided
• Manager can approve up to 7 days of RTO
• Schedule is self-scheduled with manager approval, built in 6-week increments
• First-time travelers will be considered
• Accepts local candidates at the same rate with no radius restriction
• Returning employees must be separated from any AHSE facility for at least 1 year after working a permanent position