Nationwide Therapy Group is seeking a travel Echo Technologist for a travel job in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Echo Technologist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: 06/23/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Overview
- Position: Echo Tech / Cardiac Sonographer
- Shift: Day - 5x8-Hour (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
- Rotates between 6:00 AM-2:30 PM and 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
- Unit Schedules: Self-scheduling; may work either shift based on availability
- Start Date: 6/23/2025
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Guaranteed Hours: Yes
- Charting System: Epic (Required), ScImage (PACS)
- Orientation: 24 hours (3 days of facility/protocol training; prelim reporting as needed)
Facility & Compliance - Facility Type: Acute care hospital
- RTO Policy:
- No RTO after booking
- No RTO during orientation week
- Call-offs/additional RTO may result in cancel/DNR
- Auto-approval: 7 days or less, non-holiday RTO
- Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays
- COVID Vaccine: Not required
- Flu Vaccine: Required - exemptions allowed
- License: NC or Compact - required in hand by start
- Local Rule: Local candidates ( lower rate
- Modules:
- Non-billable, must be completed pre-start
- Acute care: 8-10 hours
Required Experience & Skills - Experience:
- Minimum 1 year
- High-volume center experience
- First-time travelers accepted
- Certifications Required:
- ARDMS RDCS (AE) or CCI RDCS
- BLS (AHA or ARC only)
- Skills:
- Adult acute care, ER/ICU experience
- 2D Echo, Bubble Study, Color Doppler, M-Mode, Portable studies
- Contrast imaging, Diastology, LV Strain, LVAD, Impella, ECMO imaging
- Philips ultrasound machine proficiency
- Isolation precautions, bedside exams
- Patient Ratio: 1:8
- Visits per Day: 9
Unit & Clinical Details - Setting: Primarily inpatient/hospital based
- May float to main outpatient department (rare)
- Weekend Requirement: 6 weekend shifts per contract
- Special Procedures/Devices:
- Impella, LVAD, ECMO, TAVR, MitraClip, LAAO
- Pre/post device imaging required
- Equipment:
- Mostly Philips (hospital) and GE (outpatient)
- Must have Philips competency
️ Notes & Restrictions - Floating: Possible to other units or affiliate hospitals based on skill/census
- Travel Pairs: Allowed, must be on different units (must be declared)
- Fatigue Policy: No more than 5 consecutive days or 60 hours/week
- Previous Employment Rule:
- Former Novant Health/New Hanover employees must wait 12 months
- Must disclose prior employment for rehire approval
- Current travel per diem workers ineligible for travel contracts
About Nationwide Therapy Group
NTG is a proud partner with healthcare professionals across the country. We are Joint Commission certified, and specialize in staffing all areas of nursing, therapy, and allied health in all 50 states. Our focus is YOU the traveler. Our goal is to help you find the perfect opportunity through some of the best recruiters in the business. We want to provide an agency experience that is easy and stress-free so you can focus on what you do best providing exceptional care to your patients.
Benefits
- Holiday Pay
- Weekly pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Medical benefits
- Mileage reimbursement
- Referral bonus
- License and certification reimbursement
- Dental benefits