ECMO Specialist—Full Time Nights

Texas Health•Dallas, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is an exciting opportunity to help develop a new ECMO unit. All ECMO patients will be managed in the CVICU which is a 24-bed intensive care unit that specializes in advanced Cardiac and Vascular surgical procedures. The ECMO team will respond to patients all over the hospital. We are excited to grow our team to provide eCPR to not only all patients at THD, but also the surrounding community. We have board-certified critical care physicians directly oversee patient care in the ICU throughout the day. Providers are on the unit 24 hours a day. The staffing acuity is a 3:1 pump ratio.

Requirements

Associate degree Nursing (ADN) or Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required
3 years of Critical Care Nursing (MICU, CICU, CCU, TICU, etc.) OR 3 years as Registered Respiratory Therapist experience required.
RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required OR RRT – Registered Respiratory Therapist Upon Hire Required
RCP – Respiratory Care Practitioner Upon Hire Required
BLS--Basic Cardiac Life Support—Prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
ACLS—Advanced Cardiac Life Support—within 90 days of hire required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree BSN OR BSRC Preferred
One-year ECMO Specialist experience preferred.
Acute Care setting strongly preferred.
CES-A—Certified ECMO Specialist- Adult—Upon hire Preferred OR E-AEC—Advanced ECMO Specialist Certification—Upon hire Preferred OR ACCS Adult Critical Care Specialist (RRT) Upon Hire Preferred

Responsibilities

Facilitates safe and orderly operation of extra-corporeal circuit according to ECMO protocol including but not limited to: drawing blood samples, administering medication, fluids and blood products, monitoring and intervening for circuit complication
Assist with ECMO Cannulation/Initiation and all ECMO emergencies.
Maintaining anticoagulation therapy; analyzing activated coagulation time (ACT), blood gas, chemistry panel, HGB/HCT, adjusting the gas and pump flow, monitoring, and maintaining dynamic pressures and blood flow of the circuit.
Assures complete documentation of ECMO records.
Provides effective instructions to patients and family members.
Manages rapid accurate decisions regarding severe diseases, chronic illness, death and dying with the ability to cope in these stressful situations.