Specialty: Cardiology Non-Invasive (Echo Reading)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: 6 months (option to extend)
Employment Type: Locum Tenens
Shift Type: 5x8s, Monday Friday
Hours: 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Call: None
Weekends: None
Coverage Expectation: At least 1 2 weeks per month, ideally more
Setting: Inpatient + Outpatient (Academic/Teaching Hospital)
Patient Load: echos/day
Procedures Required:
TTE (Transthoracic Echo)
TEE (Transesophageal Echo)
Skills Preferred:
Advanced Echocardiography Level III certification
Teaching experience (strongly preferred)
Experience with diverse patient populations
Bilingual a plus
Support Staff: Echo techs on site, interventional cardiologist on call, inpatient cardiology attending available by phone
Department:
Level 1 Trauma Center
Handles emergent, high-acuity, and routine echo cases
Academic focus teaching and research opportunities
EMR: Epic
RequirementsBoard Certification: BC or BE in Cardiovascular Disease
License: Active CA license (required)
DEA: CA DEA with Schedule II required
Certifications: BLS (required), Advanced Echocardiography Level III preferred
Experience:
Must have recent high-volume echo reading experience
Teaching experience strongly preferred
Willing to consider new grads
Credentialing Timeframe: days (emergency privileges possible in 30 days for clean files)