Echo Technologist I

CommonSpirit Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is seeking an Echo Tech/Sonographer to perform diagnostic echocardiography, acquire high-quality cardiac images, and support cardiovascular care. The role requires strong anatomy knowledge, technical skill, and clear communication to deliver accurate diagnostic services.

Responsibilities include equipment preparation, routine quality checks, maintaining logs, inventory management, and fulfilling urgent patient testing requests in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Capable of performing ultrasound diagnostic imaging per department protocols.
• Trustworthy with equipment calibration, safety checks, and logs.
• Willingness to participate in testing and non-routine patient requests.

Responsibilities

• Performs ultrasound diagnostic imaging on patients according to departmental protocols.
• Prepares equipment to ensure operational, safe functioning.
• Maintains daily equipment and room logistics after each procedure.
• Completes quality checks and maintains equipment logs.
• Manages clinical supply inventory.
• Participates with patient testing for routine, urgent, and emergent requests.

Skills

Cardiac anatomy understanding

Technical proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Registered Cardiac Sonographer (CCI)

Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer

Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo

Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Fetal Echo

Basic Life Support - CPR

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As an Echo Tech/Sonographer, you will perform diagnostic echocardiography procedures to assist in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular conditions.

Every day you will operate ultrasound equipment to capture high-quality cardiac images and data, ensuring patient comfort and performing a range of echocardiographic studies.

To be successful, you will possess a strong understanding of cardiac anatomy, proficient technical skills, and effective communication abilities to provide exceptional diagnostic services.

• Performs ultrasound diagnostic imaging on patients according to the specific departmental procedure protocols

• Prepares equipment ensuring that equipment is operational, safe and functioning

• Ensures that daily equipment and room maintenance is performed after each procedure

• Completes all quality checks and Ensures that equipment logs are maintained

• Completes all clinical supply inventory

• Actively Participates with patient testing, performing routine, non‑routine, urgent, and emergent patient requests

Job Requirements

Required

• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

• Registered Cardiac Sonographer CCI, upon hire or

• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, upon hire or

• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Adult Echo, upon hire or

• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer Fetal Echo, upon hire or

• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, upon hire or

• Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Fetal Echo, upon hire

Preferred

• Associates Other or

• one year certificate from a healthrelated program in a related medical field, which includeseminar course training in cardiac ultrasound

Where You'll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.

Pay Range

$36.51 - $54.31 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.