Cardiac Sonographer
Portland, ME
Access Healthcare
5x10 hrs, Days

Cardiac Sonographer

Specialty: Ultrasound Tech/Sonographer Location: Portland, Maine Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Unit: Echocardiography lab (inpatient, tertiary care hospital with a level I trauma center)

Schedule

• Rotating days, including rotating weekends
• 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, 10-hour shifts
• Total: 40 hours per week (the job data also lists 48 hours per week; confirm before offering)
• Overnight call from 5:30 PM to 6:30 AM, 2-3 nights per month, with strict guidelines and cardiologist approval required to be called in
• Daily workload: 7-8 echocardiograms per day

Required Qualifications

• Cardiac Sonographer with 2 years of experience
• Cardiac Sonographer experience within the last year
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience in an inpatient setting
• Proficiency in transesophageal echocardiograms (TEEs)
• Proficiency in stress echocardiograms
• Appropriate use of 3D echo
• Appropriate use of strain imaging
• Effective use of ultrasound contrast agents

Skills and Responsibilities

• Performs high-quality echo procedures that meet accreditation standards, including transthoracic echocardiograms (TTEs), stress echocardiograms, and transesophageal echocardiograms (TEEs), with appropriate use of 3D echo and strain imaging
• Applies in-depth knowledge of complex cardiac anatomy and pathology
• Follows lab standards and protocols consistently
• Optimizes image quality through scanning technique, equipment settings, and use of ultrasound contrast agents
• Manages high-volume workflow in a critical care environment
• Communicates well with patients to ensure comfort and understanding
• Manages time to complete studies on schedule
• Works collaboratively with sonographers, cardiologists, and fellows through case reviews, feedback sessions, and educational opportunities
• Adheres to American Society of Echocardiography and Intersocietal Accreditation Commission standards

Staffing Need

• Additional traveler approved to maintain echo service continuity and weekend and high-demand coverage
• Recent part-time resignation and full-time retirement notice increased vacancies
• A new staff member is in orientation, another sonographer is in training in pediatric and congenital echo, and one employee is on medical leave until mid-January with a planned retirement after returning in March
• An existing traveler contract is expiring in a month, and renewal has been requested