ECMO Specialist

Emory Healthcare • Atlanta, GA

4d • $49 - $59 • Onsite

About The Position

The ECMO Specialist II supports Emory Healthcare’s mission, vision, and values by providing advanced care to 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 role includes advanced clinical assessment, participation in ECMO procedures, patient transport support, maintenance of ECMO equipment and supplies, and contributions to quality improvement and education initiatives.

The ECMO Specialist II independently manages ECMO support within established clinical protocols; assists perfusionists with ECMO initiation; and communicates patient issues and circuit trends to the multidisciplinary team. The specialist also troubleshoots ECMO circuits, precepts new ECMO Specialist I employees, and may provide support using non-primary ECMO circuits. The position is on-site, with travel of less than 10% potentially required.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing or Respiratory Therapy.
• Five to ten years of critical care RN or RRT experience.
• If the candidate has less than five years of CVICU-specific experience, more than two 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 employees.
• Ability to assist perfusionists with ECMO initiation procedures.
• Ability to provide ECMO support using non-primary ECMO circuits.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five 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 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.
• Provide advanced clinical assessment and participate in ECMO procedures.
• Support patient transport and maintain ECMO equipment and supplies.
• Contribute to program quality improvement initiatives.

What This Job Offers

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