Staff Nurse - ECHO Lab

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

Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Shift Details:

Full time

Days

Monday-Friday

8AM-5PM

Role Details:

The Echo Lab Nurse plays a critical role in delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care within the echocardiography laboratory. This position collaborates closely with sonographers, cardiologists, and interdisciplinary team members to support diagnostic imaging and procedural workflows, including exercise stress testing, pharmacologic stress testing, and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Will gain expose to and assist in the care of patients with a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases and conditions. The role supports both outpatient and inpatient populations, including patients with varying levels of acuity and complex co-morbidities. The nurse is responsible for ensuring optimal patient preparation, continuous monitoring, and post-procedure recovery, while promoting a safe, efficient, and positive patient experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) or Nursing Diploma required.
• Effective communication skills required.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, teamwork and flexibility required.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required, must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1, 2023 or later).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification department dependent required.
• For Emergency Department, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 6 months of hire or transfer date required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 6 months of hire or transfer date department dependent required.
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) OR Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) within one year or hire or transfer date department dependent required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct patient care experience preferred.
• Based on position, prior experience in one or more of the following areas including cardiology, cardiac drip management, critical care, emergency department, medical-surgical, obstetrics, cardiovascular rehabilitation, telemetry, oncology, neonatal intensive care, pediatric acute care, solid organ transplant, cath lab, EP lab, quality assurance related to health care, perioperative and special procedures in applicable nursing specialty area preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.
• Based on position, one or more of the following courses including STABLE, smoking cessation counseling, basic critical care, or other specialty training courses preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel preferred.
• Proficient with use of email applications preferred.
• Proficient with use of departmental equipment and systems such as patient care equipment, telecommunication systems, information systems, pneumatic tube system, general patient care supplies, and transport equipment preferred.

Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status.