Location:

Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

Geisinger offers the highest-quality heart care in the region. From preventive care to heart surgery, our heart care team's mission is to keep patients healthy and active. Many of our facilities have been accredited by the American Heart Association for exceptional heart attack care and have been named primary and comprehensive stroke centers. Our hospitals have set the national standard for care coordination among hospital leadership, interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, heart failure, advanced practice, nursing, life support, emergency medicine, emergency medical services (EMS), care management, pharmacy and cardiac rehab teams.

Job Duties:

We’re seeking a skilled Echocardiography RN to join our team at Geisinger Medical Center in Scranton, PA, supporting diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures alongside cardiologists, sonographers, and advanced practice providers. This role is ideal for nurses who enjoy critical thinking, patient education, and procedural care—without the constant pace of traditional bedside nursing.

This union role is full-time, 40 hours weekly; 10-hour shifts; Monday-Friday 7:00a-5:30p.

A minimum of 2 years RN work experience is required. ICU, telemetry or procedural experience is strongly preferred.

ACLS required within 6 months.

Benefits at Geisinger:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Three medical plan choices, including expanded network options
• Pre-tax savings plans (FSA & HSA)
• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous PTO that accrues quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program with financial incentives
• Family-friendly support: adoption/fertility assistance, parental leave, military leave, and Care.com membership
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): mental health, legal guidance, childcare/eldercare referrals, and more
• Voluntary benefits: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more

Job Duties:

Participates in the daily operations in the Electrophysiology Laboratory including assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care as well as performing circulating functions during procedures. Administers conscious sedation, scrubs for ablations, surgical implantation and extraction of devices, evaluates pacemakers and defibrillators during procedures, and coordinates support services for cases.

• Performs the daily procedures including radio-frequency catheter ablations, pacemaker implants, implants, loop recorders lead extractions, tilt table tests, Brugada studies, direct current cardioversions, and intra-cardiac ultrasound Doppler with assuring the proper level of supplies are available in the laboratory during procedures.
• Maintains and troubleshoots Electrophysiology Laboratory equipment to assure operability and safety; calibrates equipment and performs routine preventative maintenance procedures.
• Performs emergency therapeutic maneuvers during procedures.
• Assists the physician in the preparation of the patient, assists during the procedure, and provides all appropriate services to safely and efficiently complete patient procedures.
• Administers adult conscious sedation, IV antibiotics, blood products and pharmacological testing in the Electrophysiology Lab, Cardiac Recovery Suite and critical care areas while continuously monitoring patient's physiologic and psychological status throughout procedure.
• Assesses patient responses to medications and testing per protocols and document information in medical record with initiation of the appropriate treatment with any adverse reactions.
• Responsible for maintaining primary and secondary hemostasis during and after procedure with assessment of the sites intra-procedure and post procedure.
• Participates in the evaluation and analysis of pulse generators during pacemaker procedures and pacemaker clinic.
• Facilitates in the cleaning, packaging and sterilization of the EP equipment and instruments.
• Assists with the training and orientation of students, trainees, techs, cardiology fellows, and electrophysiology technologists, and Electrophysiology RNs new to the department.
• Assists with ongoing clinical research trials pertinent to the electrophysiology laboratory.

Position Details:

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Education:

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years-Nursing (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification within 6 months - American Heart Association (AHA), Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

Clinical Skills, Communication, Computer Literacy, Health Information Documentation, Interpersonal Communication, Patient Assessment And Care, Teamwork

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.