Echo Tech
Position Highlights
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Specialty: Echo/Cardiac Sonography | Radiology Technologist
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Metro Area: Washington DC
Job ID: P-212913
Shift: Days - 40 Weekly Hrs.
Length: 13 Weeks
Est. Gross Weekly Pay*: $2502
Start Date: ASAP
Facility Setting: Hospital
Assignment Location
American Traveler Allied has an opening for a contract Echo Tech in District of Columbia. This assignment puts you in the Washington DC area. Enjoy the increased pay and new experiences that come with traveling to locations like Washington, along with our full benefits package and top-rated customer service.
Facility Details
This not-for-profit facility is among the largest private hospitals in Washington, D.C., and is licensed for 900-plus beds. Offering primary, secondary and tertiary care to adult and neonatal patients, it is also a university teaching hospital. Its heart program is a leader in the research, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. It is also a top facility in cancer, neurosciences, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrinology, womens services, transplantation and burn. It has also been recognized as home to one of the nations best Level I shock/trauma units
Location Info: Seasoned traveling therapists and techs know that Washington D.C. is history in the making every day.
Echo Tech Job Responsibilities
Echo technicians are responsible for preparing patients and diagnostic equipment for imaging procedures. They also explain procedures to patients. After positioning the patient, an echo tech applies gel that aids in sound transmission to the patient's skin before using the diagnostic equipment to create images of the patient's heart.
Echo techs typically first complete a degree in medical sonography. They can later pursue further specialization or certification in echocardiography, and certain specialized fields of echocardiography. There is not a specific education program required to work as an echo technician, but employers may prefer to hire those who have a completed a 2-year degree in diagnostic medical sonography from a program accredited by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).
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- fast start $$ - above average pay in this specialty
Date Posted: 2024-06-06