RN - ECMO Specialist & CVICU - Nights - La Jolla

Scripps Health; California; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New hire incentive eligible

Relocation incentive eligible

Job summary

Scripps Health is hiring an ECMO Specialist (RN) for the Cardiovascular ICU at the La Jolla site. This hybrid role focuses on ECMO patients while maintaining CVICU patient care across shifts to sustain clinical proficiency.

The candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team in a 29-bed CVICU and should have ECMO and adult ICU experience. The role includes direct patient care, collaboration with physicians and perfusionists, and ongoing professional development in advanced cardiac therapies.

Qualifications

• Two years of adult ICU experience with one year of ECMO experience.
• RN license and current California nursing license required.
• Experience with ECMO patient care and interdisciplinary team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice in CVICU.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care for cardiac/ECMO patients.
• Collaborate with ECMO team including physicians and perfusionists to maintain proficiency.

Skills

Adult ICU experience

ECMO experience

RN (Registered Nurse)

Education

RN license

Job description

ECMO Specialist (RN) – Cardiovascular ICU

Schedule: 72 hours per 2-week pay period | 12-hour night shifts
Location: Scripps Memorial La Jolla Prebys Cardiovascular Institute.

Additional pay differential of $7.10/hourwill apply to ECMO Night shifts.

We invite you to join Scripps Memorial La Jolla, a nationally recognized heart care leader. In the29-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), our highly engaged Registered Nurses are part of a Model Care Team, focused on excellent standardized practices and evidence-based patient-centered care.

The ECMO Specialist and CVICU RN is a hybrid role. Focusing on ECMO patients, the ECMO Specialist will practice standards based on the ELSO Guidelines. They will work collaboratively with the ECMO Team including Physicians and Perfusionists. The ECMO Specialist RN isalso engaged in the CVICU and provides patient care on shifts they are not assigned ECMO patients in order to maintain clinical proficiencies and patient management experience.

The CVICU specializes in caring for acute patients with a variety of disease states. As a destination center for higher level of cardiac care in Southern California, CVICU implements progressive programs and therapies. As a member of our team, you will gain experience in:

• Cardiac surgery
• Heart failure, shock, advanced resuscitation measures
• Mechanical circulatory support
  • ECMO, LVAD, Impella, Tandem Heart, IABP, CRRT

The RN is responsible forproviding direct patient care within the scope of his/her practice, focusing on Cardiac Diagnosis. Patient care includes assessment, planning and implementing a plan of care and evaluating patients' progress towards expected outcomes. They will work collaboratively with other members of the patient care team to ensure optimal patient care.

The ideal candidate will have two years of adult ICU experience with one year of ECMO experience. They will be committed to elevating their professional practice and seeks to collaborate with the interdisciplinary team. If you’re up for the challenge, join our team and experience the rewarding gift you can give to our patients and community.

New Hire and Relocation Incentive eligible. Ask your Talent Advisor for details.

The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:

• Internal candidates
• Rehires that left Scripps less than 3 years ago

In order to remain eligible for your retention incentive the followingcriteria must be met:

• Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offerletter)
• Must remain in original department/specialty
• Must remain in original Job Title
• Transfers to other locations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus unless specifically noted in your offer letter.