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Cardiac Technician jobs on OPT are available at hospitals, cardiology practices, and diagnostic imaging centers across the U.S. Your STEM OPT eligibility depends on your degree field, so confirm your CIP code with your DSO before applying. Most employers require EKG certification and hands-on clinical experience.
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Facility: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Shift: Day
Schedule: Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm
Department: Allied Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Pediatrics-Cardiology Division (S624)
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is one of the nation’s top-ranked medical schools. For 175 years, NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history and enrich the lives of countless people. An integral part of NYU Langone Health, the Grossman School of Medicine at its core is committed to improving the human condition through medical education, scientific research, and direct patient care. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Cardiac Sonographer – Bellevue.
In this role, the successful candidate performs all types of Echocardiography testing. Assists the physicians in the delivery of safe, age appropriate patient care during testing in the Echocardiography Lab. Works collaboratively with the RNs and MDs in a Health team forum to promote wellness and optimize patient outcomes and quality care. Participates in unit/department/institution performance improvement activities that impact patient and service outcomes based on professional practice standards.
Job Responsibilities:
- Performs transthoracic echocardiograms, stress echo (both exercise and pharmacological) per department and management guidelines.
- Captures digital cardiac images and performs measurements correctly, recognizing pathology and customizes exam requiring contrast agent accordingly due to lack of image quality.
- Performs intra-procedural transthoracic echocardiograms as ordered. Performs transthoracic echocardiograms as ordered for inpatients enrolled in Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved clinical trials/research protocols. Transthoracic echocardiograms may be performed in the Echo Lab or done as a portable study at the bedside.
- Responds to stat calls accordingly. Reports life threatening pathology to attending Physician or Fellow.
- Responsible for the preparation of echocardiogram procedure including but not limited to equipment, supplies, instruments and appropriate paperwork.
- Participates in orientation of new employees as needed.
- Responsible for daily quality control of equipment and escalates issues as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Technical Diploma.
- Graduate of an accredited cardiac ultrasound program.
- Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) by CCI or ARDMS required at hire.
- Current and valid BLS required.
- Excellent communication (both written and oral), detail orientation, customer service, multitasking skills.
- Basic computer skills.
- Experience performing echocardiography with various manufacturer echo machines used in the Echo Lab.
Preferred Qualifications:
1-2 years Experience performing echocardiograms preferred.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you’ll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it’s developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.
View Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.
NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $106,301.68 – $107,341.68 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here.
Salaries shown on independent jobs related websites reflect market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from NYU Langone. We invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.
About NYU Langone Health
Be Where Everyone Is Dedicated to Exceptional Care
NYU Langone is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic health system with Magnet®-recognized status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Our trifold mission to care, teach, and discover is achieved daily through NYU Langone’s inclusive culture devoted to excellence across the organization. Here, you can advance your career supported by exceptionally talented faculty and staff in an environment where everyone works together to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.
Our Hiring Process
Joining Our Team
Get ready to start your career journey at NYU Langone, where cutting-edge research meets compassionate care, and discover how you can contribute to shaping the future of medicine.
Step 1
Apply Online
The NYU Langone hiring process begins with you applying through our online portal. Be sure to update and upload your resume. Shortly after you submit your application, you will receive an email confirmation. Ten days after applying you will receive a talent assessment to be completed.
Step 2
Schedule Interviews
If selected to continue the interview process, HR will reach out via phone or email first. Then, depending on your position, they will schedule an interview with unit managers or team members. You are encouraged to dress professionally for all interviews.
Step 3
Receive Offer
If you successfully complete the interview process and are identified as a finalist for the position, we will require that you complete a professional reference process. After evaluating the completed references, a decision will be made on who will receive a preliminary offer. If you receive a preliminary offer, HR will start the onboarding process with an agreed-upon tentative start date.
Step 4
Training & Orientation
You will be contacted by an onboarding specialist who will work with you on your pre-boarding requirements. Once fully cleared, we will ask you to complete compliance orientation regulatory training. On your first day, you will attend an online required orientation to acclimate to the health system and report to your new department based on instructions provided by your hiring manager.
Job ID: 1164297_RR00121852
Facility: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Shift: Day
Schedule: Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm
Department: Allied Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Pediatrics-Cardiology Division (S624)
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is one of the nation’s top-ranked medical schools. For 175 years, NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history and enrich the lives of countless people. An integral part of NYU Langone Health, the Grossman School of Medicine at its core is committed to improving the human condition through medical education, scientific research, and direct patient care. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Cardiac Sonographer – Bellevue.
In this role, the successful candidate performs all types of Echocardiography testing. Assists the physicians in the delivery of safe, age appropriate patient care during testing in the Echocardiography Lab. Works collaboratively with the RNs and MDs in a Health team forum to promote wellness and optimize patient outcomes and quality care. Participates in unit/department/institution performance improvement activities that impact patient and service outcomes based on professional practice standards.
Job Responsibilities:
- Performs transthoracic echocardiograms, stress echo (both exercise and pharmacological) per department and management guidelines.
- Captures digital cardiac images and performs measurements correctly, recognizing pathology and customizes exam requiring contrast agent accordingly due to lack of image quality.
- Performs intra-procedural transthoracic echocardiograms as ordered. Performs transthoracic echocardiograms as ordered for inpatients enrolled in Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved clinical trials/research protocols. Transthoracic echocardiograms may be performed in the Echo Lab or done as a portable study at the bedside.
- Responds to stat calls accordingly. Reports life threatening pathology to attending Physician or Fellow.
- Responsible for the preparation of echocardiogram procedure including but not limited to equipment, supplies, instruments and appropriate paperwork.
- Participates in orientation of new employees as needed.
- Responsible for daily quality control of equipment and escalates issues as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Technical Diploma.
- Graduate of an accredited cardiac ultrasound program.
- Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) or Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) or Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS) by CCI or ARDMS required at hire.
- Current and valid BLS required.
- Excellent communication (both written and oral), detail orientation, customer service, multitasking skills.
- Basic computer skills.
- Experience performing echocardiography with various manufacturer echo machines used in the Echo Lab.
Preferred Qualifications:
1-2 years Experience performing echocardiograms preferred.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you’ll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it’s developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.
View Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.
NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $106,301.68 – $107,341.68 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here.
Salaries shown on independent jobs related websites reflect market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from NYU Langone. We invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.
About NYU Langone Health
Be Where Everyone Is Dedicated to Exceptional Care
NYU Langone is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic health system with Magnet®-recognized status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Our trifold mission to care, teach, and discover is achieved daily through NYU Langone’s inclusive culture devoted to excellence across the organization. Here, you can advance your career supported by exceptionally talented faculty and staff in an environment where everyone works together to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.
Our Hiring Process
Joining Our Team
Get ready to start your career journey at NYU Langone, where cutting-edge research meets compassionate care, and discover how you can contribute to shaping the future of medicine.
Step 1
Apply Online
The NYU Langone hiring process begins with you applying through our online portal. Be sure to update and upload your resume. Shortly after you submit your application, you will receive an email confirmation. Ten days after applying you will receive a talent assessment to be completed.
Step 2
Schedule Interviews
If selected to continue the interview process, HR will reach out via phone or email first. Then, depending on your position, they will schedule an interview with unit managers or team members. You are encouraged to dress professionally for all interviews.
Step 3
Receive Offer
If you successfully complete the interview process and are identified as a finalist for the position, we will require that you complete a professional reference process. After evaluating the completed references, a decision will be made on who will receive a preliminary offer. If you receive a preliminary offer, HR will start the onboarding process with an agreed-upon tentative start date.
Step 4
Training & Orientation
You will be contacted by an onboarding specialist who will work with you on your pre-boarding requirements. Once fully cleared, we will ask you to complete compliance orientation regulatory training. On your first day, you will attend an online required orientation to acclimate to the health system and report to your new department based on instructions provided by your hiring manager.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Cardiac Technician
Confirm your STEM OPT eligibility before applying
Cardiac Technician roles may qualify for 24-month STEM OPT extension if your degree is in a STEM-designated field like biomedical engineering or health informatics. Verify your CIP code with your DSO before targeting employers, since not all health science degrees qualify.
Prioritize employers with active E-Verify enrollment
STEM OPT extension requires your employer to be enrolled in E-Verify. Ask directly during the application process whether the cardiology department or hospital system participates. Large hospital networks and academic medical centers are far more likely to meet this requirement than smaller private practices.
Get certified before you start applying
Holding a Certified Cardiographic Technician or Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist credential signals clinical readiness to employers. Certifications reduce hiring hesitation around OPT timelines by demonstrating you can contribute immediately without an extended onboarding or training period.
Target large hospital systems and academic medical centers
Teaching hospitals affiliated with universities and large health systems like Cleveland Clinic or Kaiser Permanente have dedicated HR and legal teams experienced with OPT work authorization. Smaller independent cardiology practices often lack the infrastructure to navigate international hiring confidently.
Address your OPT timeline proactively in interviews
Employers in clinical settings worry about losing a trained technician mid-credentialing cycle. Briefly explain your OPT timeline, STEM extension eligibility, and the employer's H-1B visa sponsorship pathway so they understand continued employment is realistic and straightforward with the right employer steps.
Apply early relative to your OPT start date
Hospitals operate on structured hiring cycles and credentialing processes that take weeks. Submitting applications at least two to three months before your OPT start date gives employers enough runway to complete background checks, license verifications, and onboarding without feeling rushed by your authorization window.
Cardiac Technician OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work as a Cardiac Technician on OPT without H-1B sponsorship?
Yes. F-1 OPT authorizes you to work in your field of study for up to 12 months, and a STEM OPT extension adds 24 more months if your degree qualifies. During this period you don't need employer sponsorship. H-1B sponsorship only becomes necessary once your OPT authorization expires, giving you time to identify willing employers.
Does a Cardiac Technician role qualify for STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your specific degree. If you graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering, clinical laboratory science, health informatics, or another STEM-designated program, you may qualify for the 24-month extension. A degree in general health science or allied health may not qualify. Check the official STEM OPT designated degree program list with your DSO to confirm your CIP code.
How do I find Cardiac Technician employers who accept OPT students?
Migrate Mate is the best starting point. The platform filters jobs by OPT and visa sponsorship compatibility, so you're not guessing which cardiology employers are open to international candidates. Large hospital networks and academic medical centers are your strongest targets because they have established processes for hiring on OPT and the E-Verify enrollment required for STEM extension.
What certifications help Cardiac Technician OPT candidates stand out?
The Certified Cardiographic Technician credential from Cardiovascular Credentialing International is the most recognized entry-level certification. For electrophysiology roles, the Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist designation carries significant weight. Holding either certification before you apply reduces employer concern about your OPT timeline by demonstrating you're immediately deployable in a clinical setting.
Can my Cardiac Technician employer sponsor me for an H-1B after OPT ends?
Yes, if the role meets the H-1B specialty occupation standard, meaning it requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Cardiac Technician roles tied to clinical informatics, biomedical technology, or cardiovascular science are stronger candidates for H-1B classification than generalist technician positions. Discuss long-term sponsorship intent with potential employers before accepting an offer so both sides have clear expectations.