Registered Nurse – ECMO Specialist (Critical Care | Travel Contract)
Location: Greenville, SC (29605)
Schedule: Night Shift | 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 – 07:30) | Every other weekend rotation (subject to unit needs)
Duration: 13 weeks (Temp-to-Perm Opportunity)
Hours: 36 hours/week
Position Overview
"Navitas Healthcare, LLC" is seeking an experienced ECMO Specialist Registered Nurse for a 13-week travel assignment within a high-acuity Mechanical Circulatory Support program at a leading tertiary care and academic medical center in Upstate South Carolina.
This role supports adult and pediatric critical care patients requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for life-threatening conditions including cardiogenic shock, ARDS, sepsis, trauma, and post-cardiac surgical complications. The ECMO Specialist works collaboratively with ICU RNs, respiratory therapists, and physician-led critical care teams to ensure safe and effective ECMO management.
The environment offers exposure to complex, high-acuity cases within a structured, protocol-driven ECMO program emphasizing patient safety, clinical excellence, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Key Responsibilities- Manage and monitor ECMO circuits under established clinical protocols
- Assist with bedside cannulation and cannula repositioning procedures
- Operate and troubleshoot ECMO systems (e.g., Cardiohelp, Centrimag)
- Continuously assess hemodynamic status and device performance
- Collaborate with ICU, respiratory therapy, and ECMO physician teams
- Perform point-of-care testing, including bedside glucose monitoring
- Follow ECMO order sets and institutional critical care protocols
- Provide ECMO support across CVICU and PICU settings (adult and pediatric populations)
- Document all care accurately and timely in EPIC EMR
- Participate in ECMO competency maintenance and continuing education requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license (South Carolina or compact eligible)
- Minimum 1+ year ECMO experience in a critical care setting
- Completion of ECMO Specialist training or equivalent certification
- Strong ICU background with high-acuity patient management experience
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
- Minimum 1 year experience using EPIC EMR
- Ability to safely manage adult and pediatric critical care patients
- Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and rapid decision-making skills
- Previous travel ICU experience
- Experience in CVICU and/or PICU environments
- Exposure to multiple ECMO platforms and mechanical circulatory support devices
- Experience with post-cardiac surgery and advanced cardiopulmonary failure cases
For more details contact at hdavda@navitashealth.com or Call / Text at 516-862-1169.
About Navitas Healthcare, LLC certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical, Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater.We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.