Description

American Traveler is hiring a Sonographer with 2+ years of experience in adult echocardiography for an acute care hospital echocardiography unit in Wheeling, WV.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting in an echocardiography unit
• Covers both inpatient and outpatient studies
• Common studies include echocardiograms, TEEs, and stress echos
• Philips EPIQ ultrasound equipment used
• Charting in Allscripts (Sunrise)
• Average of 35–50 studies per day depending on staffing
• Shifts run 8:00 AM–4:30 PM or 9:00 AM–5:30 PM, with rotating on-call nights, weekends, and holidays from 5:30 PM–7:00 AM
• Schedule is either 4x10 or 5x8 hour day shifts, Monday through Friday

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Sonographer, with at least 1 year of active scanning within the last 2 years
• Current BLS (AHA) certification required
• RDCS-AE (Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer – Adult Echo) via ARDMS required
• RCS or equivalent ARDMS credential also accepted
• License required if applicable
• Driver's license copy required for consideration

Additional Information

• Orientation consists of a hospital orientation on Monday followed by unit-specific orientation Tuesday through Friday
• No specific scrub color required; neat and professional appearance expected
• Vascular surgeon and on-call cardiologist provide reads
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Candidates who have previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before returning as a traveler
• Travelers may not work within the WVU Medicine system for longer than one cumulative year before a 2-year break is required
• All candidates interview directly with the unit manager
• Two references are required for consideration: one supervisor reference and one peer or additional supervisor reference
• A skills checklist completed within the past year is required for consideration