RN - ECMO Specialist & CVICU - Nights - La Jolla

Scripps Health; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New hire incentive

Relocation incentive

Job summary

Scripps Memorial La Jolla Prebys Cardiovascular Institute in San Diego seeks an ECMO Specialist (RN) for the Cardiovascular ICU. This hybrid role centers on ECMO patients while providing standard CVICU RN care. The position requires CA RN licensure, two years of adult ICU RN experience, BLS and ACLS, and English proficiency.

Night-shift differential applies, with 12-hour nights and 72 hours per 2-week period. Compensation includes a $7.10/hour night diff and relocation/new-hire incentives.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Two years of recent RN ICU experience.
• California RN license.
• Current American Heart Association BLS
• Current American Heart Association ACLS

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice in CVICU.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for ECMO patients.
• Collaborate with ECMO team including physicians and perfusionists.
• Maintain clinical proficiency and patient management experience outside assigned ECMO cases

Skills

ICU nursing

ECMO knowledge

English proficiency

Education

Nursing degree

California RN license

Bachelor's degree in nursing

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/hour will apply to ECMO Night shifts.

We invite you to join Scripps Memorial La Jolla, a nationally recognized heart care leader. In the 29-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 is also 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 for providing 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.

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 following criteria must be met :

• Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offer letter)
• 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.

Required Qualifications:

• Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing
• Two (2) years of recent RN experience in an adult ICU
• California Registered Nurse License
• Current American Heart Association BLS
• Current American Heart Association ACLS
• Must be able to speak, read and follow instructions in English

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year of recent ECMO experience is strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Experience with Hemodynamic Monitoring in heart failure and cardiac surgery population