Adult Echocardiography Echo Technologist
Bismarck, North Dakota
Sanford Bismarck Medical Center

Echo Tech

Location: Bismarck, North Dakota Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, with on-call rotation Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• ARDMS and BLS certification
• ARDCS or RCS certification
• ND State License
• CCI or ARDMS certification
• Adult echo experience needed
• Must have flexibility
• Must note in submission if the clinician has ever worked for the health system. If they previously worked there, their end date must be 6 months before their submission date.
• Does not accept local travelers with permanent addresses within 80 miles

Preferred Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience (preferred, not required)
• Pediatric experience (a plus, not required)

Procedures and Duties

• Majority of work is adult echo, including Definity and agitated saline
• Perform inpatient and outpatient studies
• Perform TEE, exercise stress, and dobutamine stress echo if experienced and time permits
• Fast-paced, high-volume echo department
• Average of 7 cases per day (range 5-8)
• Staff sometimes works alone
• Help bring new permanent staff up to speed

Unit Details

• 6 echo machines (Philips brand) in 3 rooms
• Most hospital patients are scanned at the bedside
• Department staffed Monday through Sunday for 8 hours; on call when not staffed
• No floating to other units or departments

Schedule

• Mainly days, plus call
• Possible 11-7 evening shift if the department becomes fully staffed
• 8-hour shifts, with rotating weekends
• 10-hour weekend shifts, Saturday only
• Weekends, holidays, and on-call rotate

Other Requirements

• Badge in and out at the facility
• Gray scrubs