Job Description

J ob Title: Chief Echo Tech

Location: RWJUH Rahway Hospital

Department Name: Echo / Vascular Lab

Req #: 0000266793

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $53.46 - $65.68 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Chief Echo Tech

Our Chief Echo Tech leads our quality, education, and clinical excellence initiatives to promote optimal diagnostic clarity and advance cardiac care across our entire network. Balancing expert clinical practice (60% scanning) with professional development and leadership (40% teaching and operations), you will coordinate lab functions, spearhead research protocols, and maintain strict department QA guidelines. We view our imaging leadership as a critical cornerstone of the care plan, driving the protocols and mentorship that directly elevate patient outcomes. We hope you are excited by the opportunity to shape the future of diagnostic care through teamwork, compassion, and technical excellence!

A Typical Day

• Performing advanced echocardiographic studies and specialized clinical procedures (60% scanning focus) with a heavy emphasis on Structural Heart, stress echocardiography, clinical research, and cardiac amyloid programs.
• Assisting Cardiologists directly with complex testing workflows while ensuring all examination results strictly meet facility quality assurance standards before final interpretation.
• Supervising and mentoring staff sonographers, providing direct technical oversight and support to elevate scanning accuracy across all patient populations.
• Maintaining department Quality Assurance (QA) as set forth by ICAEL guidelines and actively driving the Medical Center’s Quality Improvement objectives.
• Assisting in the development of research protocols, department policies, educational materials, and scientific publications.
• Overseeing the staff continuing medical education (CME) program and coordinating sonography research projects to ensure team skills remain at the leading edge of medicine.
• Providing strategic recommendations to the Medical Director and Administrative Director to enhance patient care and department advancement.
• Ensuring strict corporate and regulatory compliance, maintaining environment of care safety standards, and ensuring satisfactory review outcomes with NJSDOH and JCAHO.

This role might be for you if

• You are a passionate educator and clinical expert who thrives in a hybrid role blending high-level patient scanning with staff mentorship and development.
• You set an incredibly high bar for quality, possessing deep technical expertise in specialized workflows like Structural Heart and clinical research tracking.
• You collaborate seamlessly with executive leadership, Medical Directors, and frontline staff to optimize lab operations and align clinical goals.
• You are deeply committed to lifelong learning and professional growth, continually engaging in advanced sonography education, research, writing, or speaking.
• You proactively champion patient safety, environment of care standards, and ethical practice in every administrative and clinical decision.

To be considered

• Bachelor's Degree required alongside graduation from an accredited Allied Health Cardiovascular Program.
• ARDMS or CCI Registration is required; an Advanced Cardiac Sonography credential is highly desired.
• A minimum of 7 years of Adult Echo experience is required.
• Extensive clinical experience and training in Echocardiography with a proven emphasis on Structural Heart, stress echocardiography, clinical research protocols, and cardiac amyloid programs.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including a track record of mentoring staff sonographers, developing quality assurance measures, and implementing clinical protocols.

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