Echo Tech
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Specialty: Echo/Cardiac Sonography | Radiology Technologist
City: Bangor
State: Maine
Metro Area: Bangor ME
Job ID: P-235667
Shift: Days - 40 Weekly Hrs.
Length: 13 Weeks
Est. Gross Weekly Pay*: $2579
Start Date: ASAP
Facility Setting: Hospital
Assignment Location
American Traveler Allied has an opening for a contract Echo Tech in Maine. This assignment puts you in the Bangor ME area. Enjoy the increased pay and new experiences that come with traveling to locations like Bangor, along with our full benefits package and top-rated customer service.
Facility Details
This hospital serves communities throughout central, eastern, and northern Maine. It is the state's second largest hospital with over 400 inpatient beds. It is the state's only provider of trauma care in its class, and the only advanced critical care provider, in eastern and northern Maine. It is a major training affiliate of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. The facility hosts an outreach and support service for local hospitals throughout Maine and serves as a resource for physicians, patients, and healthcare students.
Location Info: Take in nature's bounty on Maine's many inland rivers and lakes.
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: 2024-07-04
