Echo Technologist
Portland, Maine
Maine Medical Center Bramhall

Ultrasound Tech/Sonographer - Radiology

Location: Portland, Maine Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours: 40 hours per week (10-hour shifts, 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM). The posting data lists 48 hours per week.

Position Overview

• Renewal or replacement of an expiring travel cardiac sonographer contract, which ends in one month.
• Recent staffing changes include a part-time resignation, a full-time retirement notice, a new hire in orientation, an employee on medical leave through mid-January, and a planned retirement in March.
• Daily workload is 7-8 echocardiograms per day.

Schedule

• Rotating days, including rotating weekends.
• Overnight call from 5:30 PM to 6:30 AM, 2-3 nights per month. Call-in requires strict guidelines and cardiologist approval.

Required Qualifications

• Echo Technologist with 2 years of experience
• Echo Technologist experience within the last year
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience in an Acute Care setting
• 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

Key Responsibilities and Skills

• Optimize image quality through scanning technique, equipment settings, and use of ultrasound contrast agents.
• Manage high-volume workflows in a critical care environment.
• Balance workload and complete studies on time.
• Communicate with patients to ensure comfort and understanding during procedures.
• Participate in case reviews, feedback sessions, and educational opportunities with sonographers, cardiologists, and fellows.