Description
Cardiac Sonographer
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) offers cardiac sonographers an academic environment where imaging directly shapes advanced cardiovascular care. As New Hampshire’s top-ranked Heart and Vascular Center, DHMC pairs leading technology with multidisciplinary teamwork to keep complex care close to home. The role includes a $15,000 sign-on bonus, $3,000 annual tuition reimbursement, and up to $10,000 in relocation assistance, with direct ties to the Geisel School of Medicine for ongoing innovation and training.
Our lab prioritizes growth: structured mentorship at every level, a clear career ladder, weekly educational conferences, and funded ASE membership. Team members lead process improvement and quality initiatives and are encouraged to participate in education locally, regionally, and nationally.
Our sonographers are encouraged to embrace opportunity and elevate their practice both personally and as a team:
- Teach and be taught: Join structured precepting, fellow bootcamps, and internal presentations to build colleagues and sharpen your own expertise.
- Conduct meaningful research: Complete CITI training, contribute to research and quality initiative projects, and help translate evidence into practice.
- Expand clinical exposure: Opportunity to rotate as a mobile sonographer across affiliate sites for greater case variety, autonomy, and impact.
- Present your work: Share at internal conferences, present with the New England Society of Echocardiography, and submit to ASE to elevate your profile.
- Manage complex care: Build subspecialty depth in HCM and TAVR procedural imaging with expert guidance.
- Advance through mentorship: Access formal mentorship and advanced training to progress beyond foundational echocardiography efficiently and confidently.
- Lead quality and policy: Drive IAC quality initiatives, serve as a charge when appropriate, and opportunity to contribute to guideline and policy development through ASE.
- Earn recognition: Compete for scholarships and awards (ASE, NESE, and institutional honors) that highlight growth and excellence.
- Engage the broader profession: Opportunity to attend national conferences, give guest lectures internationally, and serve on boards and committees that shape the field.
Qualifications for Cardiac Sonographers:
- Associate’s Degree or certificate from an accredited cardiac ultrasound program or RDCS/RCS-eligible with 1 year of cardiac echo experience.
Required licensure for Cardiac Sonographers:
- Registered through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) in Adult Echocardiography.
- Licensed by the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy in the state of New Hampshire.
- BLS certification required.
Why are we so unique?
What makes Dartmouth Health distinct is where this expertise lives: across New Hampshire and Vermont in hospitals and clinics that feel personal, local, and deeply connected to their communities. From regional hubs to critical-access settings, teams deliver the full spectrum of care while keeping the small-team chemistry that makes care human. We are a nationally recognized academic health system set in the middle of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We understand that “quality of life” means different things to different people, but we are confident you will love it here as we have beautiful, rural, and suburban housing options, world-class primary, secondary, and graduate schools, hundreds of lakes, thousands of miles of hiking trails, and some of the best skiing in the country. This means you can be happy in life with more quality time with friends, family, pets, or maybe just quiet hikes by yourself.
Applicants are encouraged to visit our Cardiac Sonographer landing page to learn more and apply:
Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
