Clinical Practice Manager - ECMO, CRRT, & Critical Care Float

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Collaborate with Clinical Practice Managers, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physicians and staff to ensure clinical expertise required to meet current and anticipated needs of patients utilizing ECMO and CRRT services. Work closely with perfusionists and dialysis staff to plan, implement and evaluate daily operations, purchase and maintain equipment and supplies and to identify and deliver training and continuing education of staff required to maintain competencies and to ensure best practices. Work with leadership and departmental staff to advocate and implement cost-effective identification, implementation and sustaining best clinical practices. Partners with ECLS Medical Director, Clinical practice manager and clinical nurse specialist of the dialysis program to plan, implement and evaluate quality assurance, patient safety and performance improvement programs that meets hospital goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
Minimum of two (2) years RN experience.
Demonstrated leadership experience.
Current Washington State or Multistate (MSL) RN license.
Nursing or healthcare related professional board certification in a clinical specialty area or leadership on hire or must be obtained within three (3) years of hire and must be maintained thereafter. Certification must be recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) and approved by Seattle Children's.
Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers. This is a condition of hire and must be maintained at all times.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification must be obtained within 3 months of employment.
For RN's performing moderately complex point of care testing, a copy of a diploma or transcript of the highest level of academic achievement to be on record with Human Resources upon hire.
For personnel trained outside of the U.S., records of diploma/transcript must provide documented equivalency evaluation by a foreign credentialing agency.
A copy of bachelor's degree or higher in nursing or transcripts indicating attainment of bachelor's degree or higher in nursing is to be on record with Human Resources upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Academic presentations or publications preferred.
Masters in Nursing, Health Care Administration (MHA) or Business (MBA).
Experience as a CRRT in the ICU setting.

Responsibilities

Ensure clinical expertise required to meet current and anticipated needs of patients utilizing ECMO and CRRT services.
Plan, implement and evaluate daily operations with perfusionists and dialysis staff.
Purchase and maintain equipment and supplies.
Identify and deliver training and continuing education of staff required to maintain competencies and to ensure best practices.
Advocate and implement cost-effective identification, implementation and sustaining best clinical practices.
Plan, implement and evaluate quality assurance, patient safety and performance improvement programs that meets hospital goals.