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Ventricular Assist Device Coordinator
San Francisco, California
UCSF Health Medical Center

$2,684-3,287/week

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Job info

Location: San Francisco, California
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Shift: Day (5x8 hours), 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Contract Length: 24 weeks

Work primarily at a major medical center with 8-hour day shifts.
Required to float to other facilities within the system as needed.
Manage ambulatory Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) with at least 2 VAD management experiences required.
Experience in Cardiology and ICU settings is necessary.

Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in California.
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Minimum 1 year of Case Management experience within the last year.
Experience in Cardiology nursing.
Experience in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nursing.
Experience in an outpatient setting.

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