Travel Echo Technologist - $2,850 per week

TotalMed; Town of Rice Lake (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency is seeking an Echo Technologist for a travel assignment in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. This role involves operating cardiac ultrasound machines, ensuring accurate image acquisition, and caring for patients undergoing echo studies. Candidates should have a minimum of 1 year of experience, BLS certification, and relevant national certification. The position offers 40 hours per week on 12-hour day shifts, starting ASAP.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience as an Echo Technologist.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods.
• State-specific licensing when required.

Responsibilities

• Operate cardiac ultrasound machines and report findings.
• Care for patients undergoing echo studies.
• Maintain equipment and patient records.

Skills

Sound knowledge of anatomy

Physiology

Pathology

Medical terminology

Patient education

Echocardiographic studies competence

Education

ARDMS-RDCS or CCI-RS National Certification

BLS certification or equivalent

Tools

McKesson PACS system

Job description

Job Overview

TNAA TotalMed Allied is seeking an Echo Technologist for a 13‑week travel assignment in Rice Lake, Wisconsin starting ASAP. The position requires 40 hours per week (12‑hour day shifts) and is a travel role.

Job Details

• Specialty: Echo Technologist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Key Responsibilities

As an Echo Tech, you will operate cardiac ultrasound machines, ensuring accurate image acquisition and reporting findings to physicians. You will also care for patients undergoing echo studies.

Tasks

• Educate patients and/or their family regarding procedures performed
• Demonstrate competence in performing echocardiographic studies
• Consistently perform quality Doppler and color Doppler exams
• Acquire quality stress echo and dobutamine images per physician and benchmark standards
• Perform quality trans-esophageal echocardiograms per physician expectations
• Understand cardiac disease processes and acquired images
• Report findings or concerns to the reading physician for prompt interpretation
• Perform all related processing required for each completed study
• Maintain equipment, including cleaning and disinfecting per department procedure, and identify problems with equipment and report appropriately
• Maintain accurate patient records
• Use the McKesson PACS system

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience as an Echo Technologist
• BLS certification or equivalent and state-specific licensing when required
• ARDMS-RDCS or CCI-RS National Certification (additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment)
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods, bend, lean or stoop without difficulty
• Sound knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology and medical terminology