Registered Nurse (RN) - CVICU RN/ECMO Specialist (CVICU)

Community Health Network; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Community Health Network's Heart & Vascular Hospital is expanding its ECMO program. The Registered Nurse ECMO Specialist provides nursing care to cardiac or respiratory failure patients requiring ECMO in the Cardiovascular ICU; role includes cannulation support, rapid response, and circuit setup.

Training will occur in the CVICU, with the expectation to float between RN and ECMO roles. The department emphasizes teamwork, compassionate patient care, and adherence to standardized protocols.

Qualifications

• NLN/CCNE/ACEN/NLN CNEA accredited nursing program or equivalent.
• Licensed RN in Indiana with current license.
• Minimum 2 years cardiac ICU experience; 3+ years preferred.
• ECMO experience is a plus.
• EPIC experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to cardiac or respiratory failure patients on ECMO therapy in the Cardiovascular ICU.
• Manage ECMO circuit, including monitoring, maintenance and rapid response for cannulation.
• Support cannulation, equipment setup and initiation as needed; training in CVICU.
• Float between staff RN and ECMO Specialist roles as required.
• CVICU is a 24-bed unit serving critically ill cardiac/vascular patients.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Compassionate care

Accountable

Self-directed

Education

Nursing program accreditation (NLN/CCNE/ACEN/NLN CNEA)

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Community Heart & Vascular ECMO program is growing!

• Community Heart & Vascular Hospital is excited to announce a more comprehensive ECMO program, elevating our critical care capabilities to new heights. This structured initiative brings together our expert team of cardiac surgeons, intensivists, perfusionists, and ECMO Specialist RN’s under standardized protocols that ensure seamless, coordinated care for our most critically ill patients. By formalizing our ECMO services, we're establishing clear pathways for patient selection, cannulation procedures, and ongoing management that align with the highest national standards. This program signifies how Community Health Network continually works to meet our mission by providing exceptional care to patients we serve, offering hope and life-saving intervention.

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Join Community

Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.

Make a Difference

The Registered Nurse ECMO Specialist provides nursing care to cardiac or respiratory failure patients who require ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) therapy within the Cardiovascular ICU. This includes patient management, monitoring, and maintenance of the ECMO circuit, and responsibilities related to rapid response for ECMO cannulation, equipment/pump initiation, and set-up. Initial training will be within the Cardiovascular ICU as a staff RN and the expectation will be to float between the staff RN role as well as the ECMO Specialist role. While ECMO experience would be a plus, training will be provided within the department. The Cardiovascular ICU is a 24-bed unit that serves some of the sickest cardiac/vascular patients in the city.

Exceptional Skills And Qualifications

• Graduate of National League for Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) accredited school of nursing, or three years of related professional nursing experience.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid license to practice in the state of Indiana as listed in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
• Minimum of 2 years of cardiac ICU experience required; 3 years+ experience in cardiac ICU preferred. ECMO experience a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent team skills.
• Compassionate and caring.
• Accountable.
• Self-directed.
• EPIC experience is a plus.

Why Community?

At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication and collaboration. We consider ALL an integral part of the exceptional patient experience. We PRIIDE ourselves on not having employees but Caregivers. Join our Community as we make a difference in your community.