Echocardiography Technologist
Plainview, Texas
Covenant Hospital Plainview

Job Opportunity: Echo Tech / Cardiac Sonographer

Location: Plainview, Texas
Employment Type: Travel / Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Must have experience in both Vascular Ultrasound and Echocardiography.
• Required skills include:

  • Adult Echo
  • Contrast Echo
  • Stress Echocardiogram (Treadmill)
• No floating between units.
• On-call required:

  • Monday to Friday, 5pm - 8am
  • 24 hours on Saturday & Sunday
• Weekends required on-call.
• Patient ratio approximately 8:1.
• Echo tech skills are a hard-stop requirement; no training provided due to fast-paced environment.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as an Echo Technologist, with experience within the last year.
• Proficient in vascular ultrasound and vascular ultrasound studies.
• Experience as a Vascular Sonographer.
• Proficient in echocardiography, including contrast echocardiography and stress echocardiography (treadmill).
• Demonstrated hard-stop proficiency in echo tech skills.

Experience

• Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology
• Required years of experience: At least 1 year of recent experience as an Echo Technologist with vascular and echo skills.
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.

Work Environment

• Short Term Acute Care facility.
• Level IV Trauma Center.
• 49 staffed beds.
• Dress code: Wear street clothes; scrubs provided.
• Free parking in unrestricted spaces.

Compliance and Documentation Requirements

• Background check within 45 days of start, covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years.
• Drug screening: 10 panel within 90 days of start.
• Physical exam within 1 year of start.
• Immunizations and health documents required:

  • TDAP (Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis) within 10 years or declination.
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months.
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer.
  • Hepatitis B vaccination or declination.
  • Varicella vaccination or positive titer.
  • Flu vaccine during flu season or declination.
  • COVID vaccine or declination.
• Respirator fit testing required annually.
• References: Minimum of 2 supervisor references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty/setting.

Additional Requirements

• Completion of facility and specialty-specific training modules annually via LMS platform.
• On-call availability as specified.
• Must comply with facility float policy acknowledgment.
• Badge photo required prior to start.
• Competency exams and skills checklists as applicable.
• Compliance with state-specific background and registry checks if applicable.

Notes

• This is a travel/contract position with a 13-week assignment.
• Candidates must be fully proficient in all required echo and vascular ultrasound skills.
• No training will be provided on-site.
• On-call and weekend availability is mandatory.
• The facility is a Level IV Trauma Center with a fast-paced environment.

This summary includes all relevant information for healthcare recruiters and workers considering this Echo Tech / Cardiac Sonographer travel assignment in Texas.