RN - ECMO Specialist

Details

Client Name
Children's Hospital & Medical Center Omaha

Job Type
Travel

Offering
Nursing

Profession
RN

Specialty
ECMO Specialist

Job ID
37037662

Job Title
RN - ECMO Specialist

Weekly Pay
$3597.0


Shift Details

Shift
12 hour days/48 hours per week

Scheduled Hours
48


Job Order Details

Start Date
07/27/2026

End Date
10/26/2026

Duration
13 Week(s)


Job Description

The ECMO RN is a specialized critical care nurse responsible for managing patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. This role involves monitoring ECMO circuits, providing advanced hemodynamic and respiratory support, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The ECMO RN works primarily in intensive care settings, such as Cardiovascular ICUs, Neonatal ICUs, or Trauma ICUs.

Key Responsibilities:

1. ECMO Management & Patient Care

• Operate and manage ECMO circuits, ensuring proper function and troubleshooting issues.
• Assess and monitor patients' hemodynamic and respiratory status while on ECMO support.
• Administer medications, fluids, and blood products as per protocol.
• Collaborate with physicians, perfusionists, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare providers to optimize ECMO therapy.
• Perform and document frequent patient assessments, including neurological and cardiovascular evaluations.

2. Emergency & Crisis Intervention

• Recognize and respond to ECMO-related complications such as clotting, bleeding, circuit failure, or patient instability.
• Initiate emergency procedures, including circuit changes, CPR, or rapid interventions as necessary.
• Maintain proficiency in managing cardiac arrests, severe respiratory failure, and shock states.

3. Equipment & Protocol Adherence

• Ensure ECMO equipment is functioning correctly and follow maintenance protocols.
• Adhere to evidence-based guidelines and institutional policies for ECMO management.
• Maintain accurate documentation of ECMO settings, patient responses, and interventions.

4. Patient & Family Education

• Educate patients and families about ECMO therapy, expected outcomes, and potential complications.
• Provide emotional support to patients and families facing critical illness.

5. Continuous Learning & Quality Improvement

• Participate in ECMO training, simulation exercises, and continuing education programs.
• Assist in developing and improving ECMO protocols and best practices.
• Contribute to research, quality improvement initiatives, and data collection for ECMO program evaluation.

Client Details

Address
8200 Dodge St

City
Omaha

State
NE

Zip Code
68101


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