Registered Nurse – ECMO Specialist (Critical Care | Travel Contract)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Eligibility
- ICU
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- ICU · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseActive Registered Nurse (RN) license (South Carolina or compact eligible)
- Term
- 13 weeks · Travel
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license (South Carolina or compact eligible) Check your license
- Certification
- Completion of ECMO Specialist training or equivalent certification
- Certification
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
- Experience
- Minimum 1+ year ECMO experience in a critical care setting
- Experience
- Minimum 1 year experience using EPIC EMR
- Experience
- Strong ICU background with high-acuity patient management experience
- Also asks
- Ability to safely manage adult and pediatric critical care patients
- Also asks
- Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and rapid decision-making skills
- Also asks
- We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater.
- Also asks
- We understand this is a partnership.
- Also asks
- You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.
Preferred
- Certification
- About Navitas Healthcare, LLC certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical, Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals.
- Experience
- Previous travel ICU experience Preferred Experience: Previous travel ICU experience
- Experience
- Experience in CVICU and/or PICU environments Preferred Experience: Experience in CVICU and/or PICU environments
- Experience
- Experience with post-cardiac surgery and advanced cardiopulmonary failure cases Preferred Experience: Experience with post-cardiac surgery and advanced cardiopulmonary failure cases
- Also asks
- Exposure to multiple ECMO platforms and mechanical circulatory support devices Preferred Experience: Exposure to multiple ECMO platforms and mechanical circulatory support devices
- Also asks
- For more details contact at hdavda@navitashealth.com or Call / Text at 516-862-1169. Preferred Experience: For more details contact at hdavda@navitashealth.com or Call / Text at 516-862-1169.
What it pays
Benefits
- CE reimbursement
The role and schedule
- Charting
- Epic
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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Job Title: Registered Nurse – ECMO Specialist (Critical Care | Travel Contract) Location: Greenville, SC (29605)
Schedule
Night Shift | 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 – 07:30) | Every other weekend rotation (subject to unit needs) Duration: 13 weeks (Temp-to-Perm Opportunity) Hours: 36 hours/week
Position Overview
"Navitas Healthcare, LLC" is seeking an experienced ECMO Specialist Registered Nurse for a 13-week travel assignment within a high-acuity Mechanical Circulatory Support program at a leading tertiary care and academic medical center in Upstate South Carolina.
This role supports adult and pediatric critical care patients requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for life-threatening conditions including cardiogenic shock, ARDS, sepsis, trauma, and post-cardiac surgical complications. The ECMO Specialist works collaboratively with ICU RNs, respiratory therapists, and physician-led critical care teams to ensure safe and effective ECMO management.
The environment offers exposure to complex, high-acuity cases within a structured, protocol-driven ECMO program emphasizing patient safety, clinical excellence, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and monitor ECMO circuits under established clinical protocols
- Assist with bedside cannulation and cannula repositioning procedures
- Operate and troubleshoot ECMO systems (e.g., Cardiohelp, Centrimag)
- Continuously assess hemodynamic status and device performance
- Collaborate with ICU, respiratory therapy, and ECMO physician teams
- Perform point-of-care testing, including bedside glucose monitoring
- Follow ECMO order sets and institutional critical care protocols
- Provide ECMO support across CVICU and PICU settings (adult and pediatric populations)
- Document all care accurately and timely in EPIC EMR
- Participate in ECMO competency maintenance and continuing education requirements
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license (South Carolina or compact eligible)
- Minimum 1+ year ECMO experience in a critical care setting
- Completion of ECMO Specialist training or equivalent certification
- Strong ICU background with high-acuity patient management experience
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
- Minimum 1 year experience using EPIC EMR
- Ability to safely manage adult and pediatric critical care patients
- Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and rapid decision-making skills
- Preferred Experience
- Previous travel ICU experience
- Experience in CVICU and/or PICU environments
- Exposure to multiple ECMO platforms and mechanical circulatory support devices
- Experience with post-cardiac surgery and advanced cardiopulmonary failure cases
About Navitas Healthcare, LLC certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical, Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.
What's around it?
Winston-Salem, NCFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 6% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,087/mo
- Household income
- $59,268/yr, all local households, not nurse pay