(RN) Registered Nurse - ECMO Lead
The University of California, San Diego
About this position
Position Description
UC San Diego Health is ranked #1 in San Diego by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Rankings, 2025 - 2026. With national recognition in nine medical and surgical specialties, this honor reflects our commitment to innovation, outstanding outcomes and exceptional care for even the most complex or high-risk conditions. The ECMO program is designated as “Gold Level Award of Excellence” by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization demonstrating excellence in education, performance, innovation, satisfaction and quality. UC San Diego Health is a Magnet designated organization, which is a prestigious recognition that applies to only 10% of all U.S. hospitals. Magnet is the “gold standard” for nursing excellence and is based on strengths in five key areas, which include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovation and improvements and empirical outcomes. UC San Diego Health has held its Magnet status since 2011. Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center is San Diego’s 1st Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center providing heart and vascular programs in one central location. Global leader and international referral center in Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE). The Sulpizio Cardiovascular center is a heart and lung transplant center with the only lung transplant program in San Diego County. The Ventricular Assist Device program boast some of the best outcomes in the nation, and provides therapy with 5 different devices. The ECMO lead will be responsible for oversight, coordination and management of all aspects of ECMO specialist responsibilities during each shift. The ECMO lead will also complete ECMO referral intake, evaluation and acceptance. They will also participate in ongoing performance/quality improvement evaluation and implementation. While not required, a cover letter is highly recommended when applying to this position.
Qualifications
Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing. RN License issued by the State of California. BLS/CPR and ACLS certification at time of hire with commitment to get ART within six (6) months of hire date. Must have at least one or more years of recent acute care RN experience in adult ICU. Must have minimum of one year experience as an ECMO specialist. Charge and/or Resource Nurse experience and/or equivalent training and experience. Must be a team player and have good communication skills.