ECMO Specialist I ($20,000 Sign On Bonus)

Boston Children's Hospital • Boston, MA

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About The Position

The ECMO Specialist is enrolled and actively participating in the department's ECMO Training Program. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining the skills necessary to proficiently and safely establish, manage, and control extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology and assist with associated procedures in acutely ill patients of all ages in critical care settings. The specialist will learn to troubleshoot devices and associated equipment under the supervision of experienced ECMO personnel, provide ongoing care through surveillance of clinical and physiologic parameters, adjust ECLS devices as needed, administer and document blood products and medications in accordance with hospital standards, provide airway and ventilator management, and perform the full scope of practice of a Respiratory Therapist II. Schedule: 36 hours per week, rotating day/night shifts, every third weekend. This position is eligible for full time benefits and includes a $20,000 sign-on bonus (not eligible for internal candidates and not eligible for former BCH employees who worked here in the past 2 years).

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Respiratory Therapy (Required)
• Current Massachusetts license as a Respiratory Therapist (Required)
• Current credential by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) (Required)
• Eligibility for promotion to RT II or one year of external ECMO experience (Required)

Responsibilities

• Assemble, prepare, and maintain extracorporeal circuits and associated equipment with assistance.
• Assist in priming extracorporeal circuits and preparing systems for clinical application.
• Assist with cannulation procedures.
• Assist in establishing extracorporeal support; monitor patient response, provide routine assessments, circuit evaluations, patient monitoring, and anticoagulation management.
• Assist with ECMO circuit interventions, weaning procedures, and transports.
• Administer blood products per hospital standards.
• Interact and communicate with caregivers, nursing, surgical and medical teams, patients, and family members.
• Maintain relevant clinical documentation in the patient's electronic health record.
• Participate in professional development, simulation, and continuing education.
• Attend ECMO Team meetings and M&M conferences on a regular basis.

Benefits

• Full time benefits
• $20,000 sign-on bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Associate degree