Registered Nurse - ECMO

Baptist Health Care•Pensacola, FL

3h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse-ECMO serves as an expert in evaluating patients, administering care, recognizing complications and coordinating with other members of the critical care team. This position uses effective interpersonal communication in collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team. He/she uses advanced skills to care for patients who are critically ill and at high risk for life-threatening health problems. This role is responsible for responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment, acting as patient advocate, and providing education and support to patient families. This position works with increasing independence to set criteria for the quality of patient care, assess patients' needs and cares for patients using specialized knowledge and skills and evaluates the outcomes and interventions. This individual also directs and guides patient care activities of ancillary personnel and other patient care personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing practice. This nurse serves an expert in the care of patients on ECMO. This nurse has been trained on the management of the ECMO pump and is responsible for the evaluation of the patient, administering care, recognizing complications and coordination of care with the member of the critical care and ECMO teams.

Requirements

Registered Nurse
Expertise in evaluating patients
Expertise in administering care
Expertise in recognizing complications
Expertise in coordinating with critical care team members
Effective interpersonal communication skills
Advanced skills for critically ill patients
Ability to respond to life-saving situations
Knowledge of nursing standards and protocols
Ability to act as patient advocate
Ability to provide education and support to patient families
Ability to set criteria for quality of patient care
Ability to assess patients' needs
Specialized knowledge and skills
Ability to evaluate outcomes and interventions
Ability to direct and guide patient care activities of ancillary and other patient care personnel
Maintains standards of professional nursing practice
Expert in the care of patients on ECMO
Trained on the management of the ECMO pump

Responsibilities

Serves as an expert in evaluating patients, administering care, recognizing complications and coordinating with other members of the critical care team.
Uses effective interpersonal communication in collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team.
Uses advanced skills to care for patients who are critically ill and at high risk for life-threatening health problems.
Responds to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment.
Acts as patient advocate.
Provides education and support to patient families.
Works with increasing independence to set criteria for the quality of patient care, assess patients' needs and cares for patients using specialized knowledge and skills and evaluates the outcomes and interventions.
Directs and guides patient care activities of ancillary personnel and other patient care personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing practice.
Serves as an expert in the care of patients on ECMO.
Has been trained on the management of the ECMO pump.
Responsible for the evaluation of the patient, administering care, recognizing complications and coordination of care with the member of the critical care and ECMO teams.