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Med Instrument Tech (Echocardiography)

Veterans Health Administration · Philadelphia, PA

$75k–$97k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerVeterans Health Administration
  • LocationPhiladelphia, PA
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Postedyesterday
  • Requisition888628000
  • ProfessionEchocardiography Technologist

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Med Instrument Tech (Echocardiography) in Philadelphia, PA. The employer published a pay range of $75k–$97k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other echocardiography technologist roles before you apply.

Echocardiography technologists perform cardiac ultrasound studies and measurements.

Duties from the announcement

Performs diagnostic quality images and Doppler frequency shift recordings using M-mode, 2-D, pulsed and continuous wave Doppler spectral display and color flow Doppler imaging. Performs complex procedures such as cardiac studies of the 4 chambers of the heart and valves using sector scanning techniques to detect stenotic and incompetent valves, chamber enlargement, and pericardial, thrombus and pressure gradients across obstructed valves.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $41.39 per hour, is 19% below the median of 92 Echo Tech postings with published pay across the US ($51.17 per hour).

$44$64

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Philadelphia, PA at a glance

  • $35.66/hrmedian pay, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area
  • $23–$46middle half of earners, per hour
  • 103price level, U.S. = 100
  • 21hospitals listed by CMS in Philadelphia
  • The metro median is 20% above the Pennsylvania statewide median of $29.77 per hour. Nationally the median is $32.34 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $35.66 median hour in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington buys what $34.77 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in Philadelphia: $184 a night for lodging and $92 a day for meals and incidentals.

Echocardiography Technologist pay and jobs in Philadelphia · Echocardiography Technologist jobs in Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania state guide

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do echocardiography technologists get paid at other hospitals in the US?

  • Valley Children's HealthcareMadera, CA$64.50/hr
  • MultiCareYakima, WA$56.91/hr
  • Fairview Health ServicesEdina, MN$55.98/hr

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Typical requirements

  • RDCS or CCI credential
  • Accredited sonography or cardiovascular program
  • BLS certification

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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