Registered Nurse (RN) - CVICU RN/ECMO Specialist (CVICU)

Community Health Network•Indianapolis, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Community Heart & Vascular Hospital is expanding its ECMO program, enhancing critical care services. This initiative unites expert teams in cardiac surgery, critical care, perfusion, and ECMO Specialist RNs under standardized protocols for seamless care of critically ill patients. The program establishes clear pathways for patient selection, cannulation, and management, adhering to national standards. This reflects Community Health Network's commitment to providing exceptional, life-saving care. The Registered Nurse ECMO Specialist will provide nursing care to cardiac or respiratory failure patients requiring ECMO therapy in the Cardiovascular ICU. Responsibilities include patient management, monitoring, ECMO circuit maintenance, and rapid response for cannulation, equipment initiation, and setup. Training will be provided within the Cardiovascular ICU, with expectations to function as both a staff RN and an ECMO Specialist. While prior ECMO experience is beneficial, training will be provided. The Cardiovascular ICU is a 24-bed unit serving critically ill cardiac/vascular patients.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (NLN, CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA) or three years of related professional nursing experience.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid license to practice in the state of Indiana.
Minimum of 2 years of cardiac ICU experience required.

Nice To Haves

ECMO experience
3 years+ experience in cardiac ICU
EPIC experience

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care to cardiac or respiratory failure patients requiring ECMO therapy within the Cardiovascular ICU.
Manage and monitor patients requiring ECMO.
Maintain the ECMO circuit.
Respond rapidly for ECMO cannulation, equipment/pump initiation, and set-up.
Float between the staff RN role and the ECMO Specialist role within the Cardiovascular ICU.