ECMO Nurse Specialist (FT, day)
San Francisco, California
The ECMO Nurse Specialist is a highly skilled critical care nurse responsible for the initiation, management, and monitoring of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support for critically ill patients.
Posted Oct 4
- Shift and hours
- Day shift ECMO Nurse Specialist (FT, day)
- Unit and setting
- Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Program · Hospital providing device related care to patients on ECMO as well as other temporary and durable MCS devicespatients on ECMO and other temporary and durable MCS devices
- License
- RN license Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Californiacurrent RN licensure in California
- Term
- Permanent seeks a full-time ECMO Specialist NurseFull-time
Do you qualify?
- License
- current RN licensure in California Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California Check your license
- Certification
- ELSO Adult Practitioner Certification (completed or in progress) or ECMO knowledge and skill assessment ELSO Adult Practitioner Certification (completed or in progress) or successful completion of an ECMO knowledge and skill assessment as part of the interview and selection process.
- Certification
- current American Heart Association CPR certification Current American Heart Association CPR certification
- Certification
- current American Heart Association ACLS certification Current American Heart Association ACLS certification
- Experience
- 4 years recent clinical RN experience in adult critical care (ED, ICU) A minimum of four (4) years recent clinical RN experience working in adult critical care setting (ED, ICU).
- Experience
- 2 years recent RN experience with ECMO patients A minimum of two (2) years recent RN experience working with ECMO patients.
- Experience
- 1 year experience with VAD patients A minimum of one (1) year experience working with VAD patients.
- Also asks
- passing score on ECMO knowledge and skill assessment A passing score, based on established criteria will be required for consideration for the position.
- Also asks
- strong understanding of cardiopulmonary physiology, hemodynamics, and coagulation management Strong understanding of cardiopulmonary physiology, hemodynamics, and coagulation management.
- Also asks
- ability to interpret complex clinical data and respond quickly to changing patient conditions Ability to interpret complex clinical data and respond quickly to changing patient conditions.
- Also asks
- excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making under pressure Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills under pressure.
- Also asks
- strong verbal and written communication for interdisciplinary collaboration Strong verbal and written communication skills for interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Also asks
- ability to stay calm and function in high-stress, emergent situations Ability to remain calm and function effectively in high-stress, emergent situations.
- Also asks
- meticulous attention to detail and commitment to patient safety Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to patient safety.
- Also asks
- flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
Preferred
- Certification
- ELSO E-AEC Certification
- Experience
- ECMO specialist experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of San Francisco staff RN paySan Francisco staff RN postings that state pay run $55/hr to $93/hr, the middle half $82/hr to $87/hr, across 82 postings.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- initiation, management, and monitoring of ECMO support for critically ill patients responsible for the initiation, management, and monitoring of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support for critically ill patients
- Day to day
- ensures safe, effective circuit operation ensures safe, effective circuit operation, timely response to complications, and adherence to established clinical protocols in order to optimize patient outcomes
- Day to day
- timely response to complications
- Day to day
- adherence to established clinical protocols
- Day to day
- device related care for patients on ECMO and other temporary and durable MCS devices providing device related care to patients on ECMO as well as other temporary and durable MCS devices
- Travel
- work at all UCSF Medical Center locations
- Travel
- inpatient, operative and inter hospital settings in the inpatient, operative and inter hospital setting
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- 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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The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center’s Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Program seeks a full-time ECMO Specialist Nurse to help grow our program. The AHFCCC team consists of highly experienced physicians, surgeons, APPs, nurses, social workers, researchers and others. Our MCS program is nationally known for cutting edge MCS support in both the outpatient and inpatient setting and offers a variety of support systems (long-term and short-term).
The ECMO Nurse Specialist is a highly skilled critical care nurse responsible for the initiation, management, and monitoring of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support for critically ill patients. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the ECMO Specialist ensures safe, effective circuit operation, timely response to complications, and adherence to established clinical protocols in order to optimize patient outcomes. The Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Nurse Specialist will be responsible for providing device related care to patients on ECMO as well as other temporary and durable MCS devices in the inpatient, operative and inter hospital setting.
Required qualifications
- A minimum of four (4) years recent clinical RN experience working in adult critical care setting (ED, ICU).
- A minimum of two (2) years recent RN experience working with ECMO patients.
- A minimum of one (1) year experience working with VAD patients.
- Strong understanding of cardiopulmonary physiology, hemodynamics, and coagulation management.
- Ability to interpret complex clinical data and respond quickly to changing patient conditions.
- Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills under pressure.
- ELSO Adult Practitioner Certification (completed or in progress) or successful completion of an ECMO knowledge and skill assessment as part of the interview and selection process. A passing score, based on established criteria will be required for consideration for the position.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Ability to remain calm and function effectively in high-stress, emergent situations.
- Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to patient safety.
This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
Preferred qualification
- ECMO specialist experience
- ELSO E-AEC Certification
Required licenses/certifications
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
- Current American Heart Association CPR certification
- Current American Heart Association ACLS certification
What's around it?
San Francisco, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 16% above the US average
- Median rent
- $2,476/mo
- Household income
- $140,970/yr, all local households, not nurse pay