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Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)

On Handshake AI, run by Handshake

Up to $130/hr

Part-time contract work for AI research: cardiac sonographers write difficult echocardiography tasks for AI models and review the answers for accuracy and patient safety. It suits RDCS- or RCS-credentialed sonographers with a bachelor's degree and US work authorization.

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Pay

Up to $130/hr

Up to $130 an hour, depending on the project. This is a ceiling, not a guaranteed rate.

Type
Contract
Hours
Part-time and project-based, at your own pace, with no set schedule or minimum hours
Africa
Not in Africa
Platform
Handshake AI
Posted
Oct 28, 2026

01 · The role

What you would do

  • Build expert-level tasks that leading AI models cannot yet solve, drawn from real echo lab work such as view protocols, Doppler and hemodynamic measurements, chamber quantification and preliminary reporting
  • Check AI answers for technical accuracy, patient safety and fit with current echocardiography guidelines
  • Write clear, structured feedback that helps the models improve
  • Work remotely at your own pace, with no set schedule or minimum hours

02 · Requirements

What they ask for

  • A completed accredited sonography program and a bachelor's degree
  • An RDCS credential from ARDMS, or the equivalent RCS credential from Cardiovascular Credentialing International
  • Working knowledge of at least one area such as adult transthoracic, stress, transesophageal, pediatric or point-of-care echocardiography
  • US work authorization
  • Strong written communication and the ability to explain echocardiography concepts clearly

Helpful, not required

  • Further credentials such as RVT or RDMS, or advanced echocardiography certifications
  • Experience in a hospital echo lab, academic center or cardiology practice, or training new sonographers
  • Echocardiography
  • Cardiac sonography
  • RDCS
  • Clinical evaluation
  • LLM evaluation

03 · Eligibility

Who can apply

Remote, US only: the posting requires US work authorization and limits applicants to the United States.

Countries named in the listing: United States.

Not in Africa

As far as the listing and Handshake AI's country rules show, this role is not open to people living in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa or Egypt. Handshake AI in Africa

Apply from where you live, as yourself. Using a VPN or someone else's identity to get around a country rule breaks these platforms' terms, and it is the quickest way to lose an account and any unpaid earnings.

04 · Applying

How to get in

You apply through Handshake AI's own process. The steps from sign-up to first paid task are on its profile.

05 · Source

About this listing

We last confirmed this opening on Nov 2, 2026, and it was posted on Oct 28, 2026. Rates and hours come from the listing unless the note beside the rate says otherwise. Where the listing names no countries, the Africa status is our reading of it and of what is known of Handshake AI's country rules, set out on its profile, and never marks a role more open than they show. The listing itself has the final word.

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Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)

Up to $130/hr

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