Echo Lab Nurse: Cardiac Imaging & Procedures

nebraskamed; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebraska Medicine is seeking an Echo Lab Nurse to deliver safe, efficient patient care in the echocardiography laboratory. You will work with sonographers and cardiologists to support imaging and procedures, including exercise and pharmacologic stress testing, and TEE.

This role spans outpatient and inpatient settings with diverse cardiovascular conditions. Responsibilities include ensuring proper patient prep, monitoring, and recovery while maintaining a positive patient experience.

Qualifications

• ADN or Nursing Diploma required
• Effective communication skills required
• Initiative, teamwork and flexibility required
• Current Nebraska RN license or compact state license required
• BLS certification from an AHA-endorsed program (effective for new hires starting Jan 1, 2023 or later)
• PALS certification required (department dependent)
• ACLS certification within 6 months of hire or transfer date (department dependent)
• TNCC or ATCN within one year or hire/transfer date (department dependent)

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimal patient preparation, continuous monitoring, and post-procedure recovery.
• Collaborate with sonographers, cardiologists, and team members to support diagnostic imaging and workflows.
• Assist in exercise stress testing, pharmacologic stress testing, and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
• Provide safe, high-quality patient care across outpatient and inpatient populations.
• Promote a safe, efficient, and positive patient experience.

Job description

Nebraska Medicine is seeking an Echo Lab Nurse to deliver safe, efficient patient care in the echocardiography laboratory. You will work with sonographers and cardiologists to support imaging and procedures, including exercise and pharmacologic stress testing, and TEE.

This role spans outpatient and inpatient settings with diverse cardiovascular conditions. Responsibilities include ensuring proper patient prep, monitoring, and recovery while maintaining a positive patient experience.