Travel Nurse RN - ECMO ICU
San Diego, CA
Genie Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Rotating

This is a highly specialized role requiring hands-on ECMO management—not just bedside ECMO care. If you're an experienced ECMO specialist who can independently manage the ECMO circuit, we want to hear from you!

REQUIRED Qualifications
 

✅ Active California RN License or pending CA license with ETA

✅ Minimum 1 year of hands-on ECMO experience

Candidates MUST:

• Independently "sit the pump"
• Manage ECMO equipment
• Troubleshoot the ECMO circuit
• Have at least one year performing these duties

Please confirm before submission:

• Can you independently sit the ECMO pump?
• Do you have at least one year of ECMO pump management experience?
• This position is not for bedside ECMO care only.

Preferred Experience

• 2 years Pediatric ICU nursing preferred
• Adult ECMO experience with strong formal ECMO training will be considered even without pediatric experience
• Will float between:
  • CTICU
  • PICU
  • NICU
    wherever ECMO patients are located

Certifications Required

• BLS
• PALS

ECMO Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the extracorporeal circuit
• Adjust ECMO support to maintain adequate perfusion and oxygenation
• Troubleshoot and replace malfunctioning ECMO components
• Administer fluids and blood products through the ECMO circuit under physician direction
• Monitor anticoagulation therapy
• Assist with progressive mobility of ECMO patients
• Respond appropriately during emergent ECMO situations

Skills Required

• ECMO
• Ventilator management
• Arterial line management
• Central line management
• Continuous IV sedation
• BiPAP/CPAP
• ABG interpretation
• Dysrhythmia recognition & management
• Cardiac drip titration
• Vasoactive drip titration
• Post-cardiac surgery care
• Airway suctioning
• Isolation precautions

Facility Highlights

Join one of the nation's most respected pediatric healthcare systems:

• Top 10 Best Children's Hospital in the Nation
• Magnet Recognized
• Beacon Award for Excellence
• Level I Trauma Center
• Teaching Hospital
• Great Place to Work Certified
• Epic Charting
• Free Traveler Parking
• Scrub Color: Any