What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Echo Technologist / Cardiac Sonographer - Echo/Cardiac position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
- Hours: 40 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring an Echo Tech/Cardiac Sonographer with 2 years of experience and ARDMS or RCS certification for a Level I Trauma academic medical center in the New Haven region.
Details
- Short term acute care Level 1 Trauma academic medical center with 900 staffed beds
- Provides adult echo services including 2-D, 3-D echo, bubble study, color doppler, contrast imaging, pharmacologic and treadmill stress echo, and TEE
- Performs calculations including Simpson's Rule, diastology, LV strain/volume, and proximal isovelocity surface area
- Works with adult acute care, adult outpatient, ED, and ICU patient populations
- Uses GE, Hitachi, Philips, Siemens, SonoSite, and Toshiba equipment along with PACS
- Epic charting system used
- 4x10 hour day shifts from 6:45 AM to 5:15 PM including some Saturdays
- 40 hours/week with rotating schedule and required weekend shifts
- May float daily between multiple sites within the New Haven region
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience as an Echo Tech/Cardiac Sonographer
- ARDMS or CCI RCS certification required
- BLS certification required
- Prior travel experience required
- Epic charting experience required
- Active state license required prior to start date; pending license accepted if active by start date
- License required if applicable
- 1 professional reference required
- Trauma Center experience at a large facility required
- Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
- COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious/medical exemptions only
Additional Information
- Ideal candidate demonstrates strong scanning efficiency, consistent image quality, and accurate measurements in a fast-paced department
- Facility does not accept first-time travelers for this role
- RTO requests greater than 7 days require additional approval
- Local candidates not accepted; candidates within 75 miles of the hospital are considered local and ineligible
- Former staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible as a traveler
- Scrub requirement is a Caribbean blue top with black pants
- Parking costs approximately $125 per month
Salary : $125