Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,566 per week

Company: Magnet Medical
Location: Omaha
Posted on: March 12, 2025

Job Description:

Magnet Medical is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Omaha, Nebraska.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 03/31/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: TravelThe ECMO RN is a specialized critical care nurse responsible for managing patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. This role involves monitoring ECMO circuits, providing advanced hemodynamic and respiratory support, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The ECMO RN works primarily in intensive care settings, such as Cardiovascular ICUs, Neonatal ICUs, or Trauma ICUs.
  
  
  
  Key Responsibilities:
  
  1. ECMO Management & Patient Care
  
  
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  • Operate and manage ECMO circuits, ensuring proper function and troubleshooting issues.
    
    
  • Assess and monitor patients' hemodynamic and respiratory status while on ECMO support.
    
    
  • Administer medications, fluids, and blood products as per protocol.
    
    
  • Collaborate with physicians, perfusionists, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare providers to optimize ECMO therapy.
    
    
  • Perform and document frequent patient assessments, including neurological and cardiovascular evaluations.
    
    
    
    2. Emergency & Crisis Intervention
    
    
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    • Recognize and respond to ECMO-related complications such as clotting, bleeding, circuit failure, or patient instability.
      
      
    • Initiate emergency procedures, including circuit changes, CPR, or rapid interventions as necessary.
      
      
    • Maintain proficiency in managing cardiac arrests, severe respiratory failure, and shock states.
      
      
      
      3. Equipment & Protocol Adherence
      
      
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      • Ensure ECMO equipment is functioning correctly and follow maintenance protocols.
        
        
      • Adhere to evidence-based guidelines and institutional policies for ECMO management.
        
        
      • Maintain accurate documentation of ECMO settings, patient responses, and interventions.
        
        
        
        4. Patient & Family Education
        
        
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        • Educate patients and families about ECMO therapy, expected outcomes, and potential complications.
          
          
        • Provide emotional support to patients and families facing critical illness.
          
          
          
          5. Continuous Learning & Quality Improvement
          
          
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          • Participate in ECMO training, simulation exercises, and continuing education programs.
            
            
          • Assist in developing and improving ECMO protocols and best practices.
            
            
          • Contribute to research, quality improvement initiatives, and data collection for ECMO program evaluation.
            
            Magnet Medical Job ID #31093570. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:ECMO Specialist,19:00:00-07:00:00

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