Cardiac Sonographer
Seattle, WA
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Job Opportunity: Echo Tech / Cardiac Sonographer

Location: Seattle, Washington
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 26 weeks (approximately 6 months)

Job Description

Seeking an experienced Echo Tech / Cardiac Sonographer with a minimum of 2 years of specialty experience. The unit accepts first-time travelers but requires candidates to be experienced sonographers.

Key Responsibilities and Skills:

• Perform Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) and Stress Echo studies.
• Work settings include Adult Acute Care, Adult Outpatient, Emergency Room (ER), and Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
• Adult Echo procedures including:

  • 2-D and 3-D Echo
  • Bubble Study
  • Color Doppler
  • Imaging with Contrast Agents
  • Pharmacologic Stress Echo
  • Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
  • Treadmill Stress Echo
• Perform calculations such as Simpson's Rule, Diastology, LV Strain/LV Volume, and Proximal Isovelocity Surface Area.
• Experience with equipment brands: GE, Hitachi, PACS, Philips, Siemens, SonoSite, Toshiba.
• Documentation system used: EPIC/Change Healthcare.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience as an Echo Technologist, with experience within the last year.
• Experience working in Acute Care and Outpatient settings.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.
• ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography) certification.

Experience Requirements

• Specialty Experience: Minimum 2 years as a sonographer in echo/cardiac imaging.
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required; first-time travelers are accepted.

Work Environment

• Adult Acute Care, Outpatient, ER, ICU settings.
• May require floating to other nearby facilities within reasonable distance.

Compliance and Documentation Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by MD, NP, PA, or DO.
• Background check within 45 days of start, covering all locations lived/worked in the past 7 years.
• Drug screening: 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start (no instant tests).
• Immunizations and health documents including:

  • TB test or chest X-ray (annual update required)
  • Flu vaccine or declination (seasonal)
  • COVID vaccine or declination
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years)
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer
  • Varicella vaccination or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B vaccination or signed declination
• Fit mask testing (annual), required for travel candidates.
• References: Minimum 2 references covering 1 year of employment in a comparable specialty/setting within the last 3 years.
• Employment application covering at least the last 5 years.

Training and Competency

• Completion of required competency exams and medication/pharmacology tests as applicable.
• Completion of facility and system-specific training modules annually via LMS platform.
• Epic documentation training may be required depending on assignment location.

Additional Notes

• Travelers who have worked as permanent staff for the affiliated health system must have a minimum 3-month separation before qualifying for this travel contract.
• Float policy acknowledgment required; may be asked to float to other nearby facilities.
• All certifications and licenses must be current and verifiable.
• Compliance with state-specific background and registry checks as applicable.

This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic clinical environment with advanced echo imaging technology and a variety of patient care settings.