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Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: May 11, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a Cardiac Sonographer with 2+ years of acute care Echo experience, including pediatric scanning, for a Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital in Macon, GA.
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Noninvasive Cardiology department with 2 Echo suites and 2 TEE rooms; bedside scanning for inpatients also required
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Average of 40–60 patients per day through the department
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Patient population includes pediatric, adult, inpatient, and outpatient cases supporting a large structural heart program
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Common diagnoses and procedures include CHF, pre/post Cath, pre/post CABG, pre/post Watchman, pre/post TAVR, PFO and bubble studies, aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, stroke patients, ER patients, TEEs, and stress tests
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EMR: Epic; PACS: Philips Cardiovascular/ISCV/Intellaspace
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Equipment: Philips and GE echo systems
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10-hour day shifts, 8:00 AM–6:30 PM, 40 hours per week
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One night call shift per week from end of shift until 7:00 AM the following morning; most likely a weekday but could fall on a weekend; 30-minute response time required
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On call for major holidays only; department is open on holiday eves with potential call coverage for up to 50% of holidays per contract
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Weekend rotation not currently required
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No floating outside the department
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Modified self-scheduling in 6-week increments; manager has final approval
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Minimum 2 years of acute care Echo experience
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BLS, ARDMS-RDS or RDCS certification required
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Must be comfortable performing pediatric echocardiograms — hard stop requirement
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Experience with TEEs, stress tests, pericardiocentesis assistance, and accurate EF measurements required
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Active license required if applicable
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Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration
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Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
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Perform transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms, stress tests, bubble studies, and assist with pericardiocentesis and other procedures
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Responsible for documenting preliminary findings in a modifiable report, which is then reviewed and confirmed or amended by the interpreting cardiologist
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Fetal scan and stress test experience preferred; candidates without this experience may still be considered with manager approval
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Candidates comfortable orienting new hires are preferred
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Team includes fellow Echo Techs, a daytime Manager/Supervisor, Central Transport, Cardiologists, and a Rapid Response/Code Team
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Orientation includes new employee orientation (NEO) followed by unit orientation for the remainder of the first week, with buddy call during the orientation period
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Up to 7 days of RTO may be approved per contract
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First-time travelers will be considered
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Candidates who have previously worked a permanent position at an AHSE facility must have been separated for at least 1 year to be eligible
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Local candidates are accepted; no radius rule applies — same rate for local travelers at GA facilities
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Black scrubs required; free parking available
