Echo Lab RN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

Registered Nurse – Echo & Stress Lab

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 5x8-hour shifts (7:30 AM–4:00 PM), 8 hours/day, 40 hours/week Weekends: None On Call: Not required Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:1

Unit Details

• Echo/Stress Lab RN position supporting adult and geriatric outpatients
• Averages about 5 visits per day with 4 procedure rooms
• No floating requirement is indicated
• Charting system: Epic
• Scrub color: Ceil blue
• Block schedule accepted
• Time off requests must be sent with the submittal and written into the offer

Required Qualifications

• Valid Pennsylvania RN license
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 2 years of cardiology experience, including experience working with cardiac patients
• Cardiology experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or RQI
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or RQI
• Comfort obtaining 12-lead EKGs
• Exercise stress testing experience
• Pharmacologic stress testing experience
• Stress Echo workflow experience
• Conscious sedation administration and recovery experience
• Airway management experience
• Cardioversion experience
• Experience with Epic

Orientation and Testing

• Pass/fail basic dysrhythmia exam during orientation, with one attempt to pass; failure results in contract cancellation (fail rate is low); study materials provided
• Not required for Infusion or Medical Surgical units
• Facility modules (about 6 hours, non-billable) assigned by the education department and must be completed before orientation
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually
• Photo needed for badge as soon as possible
• 2 professional references within the last 2 years