Cardiac Sonographer (Echo Tech)
Columbia, Missouri
University of Missouri Hospital

Echo Tech/Cardiac Sonographer

Location: Columbia, Missouri Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day (4x10 hours), 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM Hours: 10 per day, 40 per week

Required Qualifications

• Cardiac Sonographer with at least 2 years of experience
• Cardiac Sonographer experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross (for AHA, a Provider card is required)
• ARDMS RDCS AE or CCI certification

Background and Clearance Requirements

• 7-year background check, completed within 60 days of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG exclusion checks, completed within 60 days of start
• Missouri FCSR or Missouri Caregiver Background Screening on file within 60 days of start (one or the other, not both pending)
• Missouri EDL search within 60 days of start
• Negative 7-panel drug screen within 60 days of start (instant drug screen acceptable)
• Work history covering at least 7 years, with no gaps greater than 30 days
• Two professional references from the last 2 years
• Skills checklist, updated annually
• Competency exam, as applicable to specialty

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, not required annually
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON Gold or T-SPOT within 1 year, or a True 2-Step PPD within 1 year), updated annually
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines, with at least 1 completed after 1980
• Varicella: positive titer or 2 varicella vaccines
• Hepatitis B: 3-dose series or positive titer
• Tdap within 10 years of start, or an approved facility exemption
• Annual flu vaccination or approved facility exemption during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• Valid fit test within 1 year for an approved N95 mask (3M 1870+, 1860R, 1860S, or 9205)

Facility Documents

• Photo for badge (new candidates only)
• Certification of employment eligibility, completed after I-9/E-Verify and matching government ID name
• New hire packet, within 60 days of start
• Access and confidentiality agreement, within 60 days of start
• TB survey, within 60 days of start

Job Functions

• Ability to work at the assigned location for the full contract term
• Ability to work the substantial time of the assigned shift
• Ability to take call and work assigned weekends
• Ability to work at least 50% of holidays during the contract
• Rotating shifts, including holidays and inclement weather
• Frequent ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs
• Routine contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses
• Works in a facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year