ECMO Specialist

Emory • Atlanta, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The ECMO Specialist II supports Emory Healthcare’s mission, vision, and values by providing advanced care for patients receiving Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS). In collaboration with ECMO Program Leadership and a multidisciplinary healthcare team, the specialist manages ECMO therapy across acute, subacute, and outpatient follow-up phases of care. The position involves advanced clinical assessment, participation in ECMO procedures, patient transport support, equipment and supply maintenance, and contributions to program quality improvement and education initiatives.

The specialist independently manages ECMO support within established clinical protocols, assists perfusionists with ECMO initiation procedures, and provides support using non-primary ECMO circuits when required. The role also involves communicating patient issues to multidisciplinary teams, analyzing circuit trends and recommending troubleshooting strategies, and precepting and mentoring new ECMO Specialist I employees. The position is on-site, and travel may be required less than 10% of the time.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing or Respiratory Therapy.
• 5–10 years of Critical Care RN or RRT experience.
• If the candidate has less than 5 years of CVICU-specific experience, more than 2 years of ECMO experience is required.
• Active Georgia RN or Respiratory Therapy license, or eligibility for licensure.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• All competencies of ECMO Specialist I.
• Ability to communicate ECMO-related issues to non-ECMO clinical specialties.
• Ability to analyze ECMO circuit patterns and recommend troubleshooting actions.
• Ability to precept new ECMO Specialist I hires.
• Ability to assist perfusionists with ECMO initiation procedures.
• Ability to provide ECMO support using non-primary ECMO circuits.

Nice To Haves

• 3–5 years of ECMO Specialist experience.
• Advanced ECMO training or ECLS-related professional certifications.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage ECMO support for patients within established clinical protocols.
• Assist perfusionists with ECMO initiation procedures and understand the procedural steps required for initiation.
• Provide ECMO support using non-primary ECMO circuits when required.
• Communicate ECMO-related patient issues to multidisciplinary teams, including pharmacy, pulmonology, nephrology, and other specialty services.
• Analyze ECMO circuit trends and recommend troubleshooting strategies to the ECMO team.
• Precept and mentor new ECMO Specialist I employees and support ECMO education initiatives.
• Contribute to program quality improvement initiatives.
• Support patient transport and maintain ECMO equipment and supplies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level