Adult Acute Shock Resource Nurse

Responsibilities

• Serves as the first line clinical expert and staff resource for the patients in the Adult Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) who are dependent on various forms of life support.
• Maintains competency for all forms of mechanical circulatory support including but not limited to: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Impella, and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) including hybrid configurations.
• Serves as an immediately available resource to the bedside RN for the care of patients in acute cardiogenic shock.
• Provides monitoring, support and education for the technology, the patients, the bedside CICU RN as well as all members of the team.
• Additional responsibilities include quality assurance and performance improvement activities in addition to data collection and input (i.e ELSO database).

Qualifications

• Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN).
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced challenging environment.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• 3-5 years of adult critical care experience.
• Prior experience with ECMO preferred.

Compensation

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.