ECMO Specialist
About The Position
The ECMO Specialist II supports the mission, vision, and values of Emory Healthcare by providing advanced care for patients receiving Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS). Working in collaboration with ECMO Program Leadership and a multidisciplinary healthcare team, the ECMO Specialist II manages ECMO therapy across the continuum of care, including acute, subacute, and outpatient follow-up phases. This role provides advanced clinical assessment, participates in ECMO procedures, supports patient transport, maintains ECMO equipment and supplies, and contributes to program quality improvement and education initiatives.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing or Respiratory Therapy.
- 5-10 years of Critical Care RN or RRT experience.
- If less than 5 years of CVICU specific experience, must have greater than 2 years of ECMO experience.
- Active Georgia RN or Respiratory Therapy license or eligibility for licensure.
- Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
- 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 ECMO Specialist I new 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 ECMO 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's and support ECMO education initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
