Description

American Traveler is hiring an Echo Technologist for an Echocardiography unit at a Level II Trauma Center in Tacoma, WA, requiring 2+ years of acute care experience and ARDMS (RDCS) or CCI (RCS) certification.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting at a Level II Trauma Center with a Level IV NICU
• Echocardiography unit with no dedicated echo suites — all studies performed with portable equipment
• Adult inpatient population with occasional outpatients; common cases include structural heart, pre/post cath, TEE, CHF, CAD, pre/post TAVR, and pre/post CABG
• Average caseload of 8 echoes per 10-hour shift
• Procedures include general echo imaging, bubble studies, and Lumason (contrast) studies; no OR structural cases or stress echoes
• TEE experience preferred
• EMR: Epic
• Equipment includes Philips EPIQ echo machine and Astra scope processing machine
• 4x10 hour day shifts, 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM; schedule is set in 6-week cycles with 2 weeks advance notice
• On-call required approximately twice per week on average, any day of the week; call hours are 5:30 PM – 7:00 AM (nights only)
• Weekend rotation averages twice per 6-week schedule period
• May be required to work up to 50% of holidays during the contract
• Potential to float to a sister facility approximately 9.5 miles away; float assignments are scheduled in advance when possible

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of acute care echo experience required
• Current BLS required
• ARDMS (RDCS) or CCI (RCS) certification required; license required if applicable
• Proficiency with general echo imaging, bubble studies, and contrast (Lumason) studies
• Experience with Epic EMR preferred
• Must be able to work with adult inpatient and outpatient populations
• Two professional references from a supervisor or above (Charge Nurse, Manager, Director, etc.) required prior to start; one reference accepted at time of consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Perform transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms, bubble studies, and contrast studies on inpatient and outpatient adults
• Call is activated by the house supervisor only for approved indications; all other call-ins require a cardiologist order
• Supported by a Team Lead, Manager, 4–5 echo techs per shift, cardiologists, hospitalists, intensivists, and RRT; PerfectServe used for secure messaging
• Orientation includes a new employee orientation (NEO) and 1–2 days of departmental orientation
• Hospital-issued scrubs available, or any solid color scrubs are acceptable
• Free parking available in an on-site parking garage
• RTO requests go through the manager
• Team-oriented unit culture with a strong emphasis on professionalism and positive attitude