ECMO Specialist - Richmond, VA

SpecialtyCare Associate Referral Program • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

The ECMO Specialist operates and maintains extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuits for patients requiring long-term pulmonary and/or cardiopulmonary support. The role functions interdependently under standing ECMO orders and parameters, with direction and clinical supervision from an ECMO physician.

The specialist supports the initiation, management, and conclusion of ECMO and related therapies alongside physicians, perfusionists, and other clinical staff. This includes maintaining circuit integrity and continuity, assessing the patient and circuit, and working within prescribed clinical parameters to support patient well-being. The position also requires safe hand-offs, ongoing risk reduction, and adherence to SpecialtyCare’s values of Integrity, Care, Urgency, and Improvement.

Requirements

• Meet one of the listed education, credential, and experience pathways for an ECMO Specialist.
• Registered Nurse pathway: hold an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited education program and have an active RN license.
• Respiratory Therapist pathway: hold an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Therapy from an accredited education program and current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification.
• Perfusionist pathway: hold a Bachelor’s degree in Perfusion and certification from the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, or meet other Company requirements as a Perfusionist (CCP).
• Demonstrate superior working knowledge of ECMO therapy, including the ECMO circuit and pump; adjustments to pump flow, sweep flow, and FiDO2; anticoagulation therapy to maintain physician-set parameters; point-of-care testing; patient monitoring systems; and related policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians, perfusionists, and other clinical staff with ECMO initiation, ongoing management, and discontinuation, including related therapies and tasks such as circuit or component changes, priming, blood bank communications, medication administration as permitted by licensure, and hemofiltration.
• Provide a comprehensive hand-off covering the ECMO patient’s care and the state of the ECMO circuit.
• Examine the circuit in detail to ensure its integrity and coordinate written parameters and a plan of care during rounds.
• Maintain the continuity and security of the ECMO circuit during patient handling and reduce the risk of circuit compromise through regular assessments.
• Assess blood gas, anticoagulation, and other laboratory values, and work within prescribed parameters and guidelines to maintain the patient’s well-being.
• Monitor and titrate anticoagulation, analgesic, inotrope, and other infusions; order and administer blood products; and adjust ECMO pump flow and oxygenator gas flow as needed.
• Demonstrate SpecialtyCare’s values of Integrity, Care, Urgency, and Improvement.

Benefits

• Funds for continuing education, professional association membership fees, and dues.
• Tuition reimbursement or tuition repayment assistance.
• Full benefits package.
• Matching 401(k).
• Generous PTO plan.
• Coverage of the cost of maintaining certification and licensure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree