Pediatric Cardiac Sonographer - Cardiovascular Lab

Echocardiographer (Cardiac Sonographer)

Location: 1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930

Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $45.22 Maximum Offer $77.04

Summary: Bring your expertise to a team where advanced cardiac imaging, strong mentorship, and real growth opportunities come together. As an echocardiographer (cardiac sonographer) with our pediatric heart program, you'll work within a supportive and team-oriented culture that encourages personal and professional development. Echo Techs work within a sonography-led lab, under the guidance of leadership with extensive backgrounds in echocardiography. We are currently offering a $20,000 sign-on bonus and $6,000 relocation assistance for qualifying candidates.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive and complex echocardiographic studies utilizing 2D, 3D, Doppler, and color flow imaging technologies.
• Analyze cardiac anatomy and function in real time, recognizing, evaluating, documenting, and communicating abnormal findings and critical results to physicians.
• Collaborate closely with pediatric, fetal, and adult congenital cardiologists to support diagnostic evaluation and patient care planning.
• Prepare preliminary reports, complete required measurements and documentation, and ensure timely and accurate EMR workflow completion.
• Provide compassionate, age-appropriate patient and family education while ensuring patient comfort and cooperation throughout the examination process.
• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor to sonographers, providing guidance on scanning techniques, image optimization, and professional development.
• Support quality improvement initiatives and departmental standards through participation in competency validation, continuing education, and performance improvement activities.
• May serve in leadership roles such as Lead Echocardiographer, Quality Coordinator, or Technical Director, supporting accreditation requirements, quality assessment activities, operational efficiency, and best practices.
• Assist with equipment management, troubleshooting, capital equipment evaluation, and collaboration with Biomedical Engineering to maintain optimal imaging performance.
• Support transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) procedures in the catheterization lab, operating room, and elective study settings.
• Rotate through inpatient, outpatient, and outreach locations and participate in call coverage, including evenings, weekends, and overnight rotations.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable regulatory, accreditation, and hospital standards, including Joint Commission requirements and departmental policies.
• Participate in staff meetings and other duties as assigned to support departmental and organizational goals.

Qualifications:

Level I

Education

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Graduate of a two-year Allied Health Training Program, Ultrasound Technology program, or a Bachelor's degree program in a health science field, including but not limited to cardiovascular technology, ultrasound, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, or nursing preferred.
• Graduation from an accredited cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography) program preferred.

Experience

• One (1) to four (4) years of inpatient and/or outpatient cardiac ultrasound experience required.

Licensure & Certifications

• Current ARDMS Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) credential in Adult Echocardiography (AE) or Pediatric Echocardiography (PE), or CCI Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) credential required.
• Registry-eligible candidates must successfully obtain the ARDMS PE or CCI RCCS credential within eighteen (18) months of hire.
• Current New Mexico state licensure through the New Mexico Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Program (NMRTT) required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.