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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Keywords: Magnet Medical, Omaha , Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,566 per week, Healthcare , Omaha, Nebraska
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