Respiratory Therapist ECMO Specialist

Allina Health • Minneapolis, MN

5d • $41 - $57 • Onsite

About The Position

Join the team at Allina Health and make a meaningful impact in the lives of our patients. As a Respiratory Therapist ECMO Specialist, you'll take on a vital and rewarding role, contributing your expertise as a key member of our Respiratory Care team. Up to $7,500 Starting Bonus available for eligible external talent. 0.9 FTE (72 hours per two-week pay period) 12-hour day/night shift Every 3rd weekend rotation

Requirements

• Associates degree from a Commission on Accreditation Respiratory Care (CoARC) accredited Respiratory Care Program
• 3+ years experience in a critical care setting
• 3+ years experience as a Respiratory Therapist
• Licensed Respiratory Therapist-MN Board of Medical Practice required
• Registered Respiratory Therapist-Credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care required
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below: ◦ Current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association ◦ Current ALS certification from the American Red Cross ◦ Allina in-house ACLS training (within 60 days of hire)
• PALS – Pediatric Advance Life Support – Multi-source PALS – Pediatric Advance Life Support within 180 days of hire required

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from a CoARC accredited Respiratory Care Program, Perfusion, or other health science related program
• 3+ years experience as an ECMO specialist
• NRP – Neonatal Resuscitation-Multi-source NRP – Neonatal Resuscitation preferred
• Registered Respiratory Therapy – Adult Critical Care Specialty-Credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care preferred

Responsibilities

• Assesses, diagnoses and treats patients suffering from cardiopulmonary respiratory disorders.
• Under the direction of a physician, educates patients and staff regarding chronic and acute pulmonary disorders, provides consultative services to area hospitals/agencies, and provides technical and educational support to nurses regarding respiratory procedures.
• Assemble, prime, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot mechanical circulatory/ECMO equipment and circuits from set-up and throughout the management period.
• Work in conjunction with the bedside nurse to ensure that the patient on mechanical circulatory/ECMO support has adequate oxygenation, perfusion, corrects for proper acid base balance and hemodynamic stability within ordered parameters, and maintains other parameters as ordered by the ECMO provider.
• Provides for safe/effective management and monitoring of all forms of mechanical ventilation, ECMO management, and critical care.
• Provides mechanical ventilatory support safely and effectively to meet objectives identified by the provider and/or protocols.
• Demonstrates competency in operation and troubleshooting of ventilators.
• Identifies best mode of ventilation and opportunities to optimize patient-ventilator interface, makes recommendations to provider as appropriate.
• Assesses readiness to wean, recognizes failure to wean and documents findings.
• Provides invasive and non-invasive ventilation, ventilation during transport, manual resuscitation by bag/valve device, weaning assessment, respiratory mechanics and waveforms analysis, non-traditional modes and techniques.
• Manages airway appropriately to include positioning, security, humidification selection and suctioning.
• Provides Mechanical Circulatory and Extracorporeal Life support to adult patients.
• Assembles, monitors, and conducts assessment of all extracorporeal life support equipment, circuitry, and adjunct therapies used (i.e.: ultrafiltration, continues A-V hemodialysis, etc.).
• Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
• Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
• Negotiates decisions within own scope of practice and in the best interest of the patient.
• Collaborates with nurses and providers to assure respiratory goals are not in conflict with other aspects of patient care.
• Provides respiratory assessment and therapeutic intervention in acute care.
• Identifies opportunities to improve outcomes by utilization/recommendation of appropriate therapies or interventions.
• Applies knowledge of approved protocols and clinical indications for interventions and routinely applies protocols to progress patients appropriately.
• Communicates with the care team to ensure exchange of essential information.
• Demonstrates competency with operation and troubleshooting of equipment used for therapy.
• Conducts diagnostic testing and analysis.
• Completes necessary tests to assist in the medical management of the patient.
• Demonstrates competency in technique and technology to meet standards.
• Possesses clinical knowledge of interpretation of results and acts accordingly.
• Complies with policy and procedure as well as processing of report.
• Provides disease management education to patients and families.
• Recognizes opportunity to increase patient knowledge of disease management and/or coping skills.
• Reinforces positive patient behaviors and skills during treatment interactions.
• Possesses and shares knowledge of asthma self-management and COPD education. Including inhaler techniques, peak flow monitoring asthma and COPD education to achieve patient compliance for self-administration, as well as diaphragmatic and pursed lip breathing techniques to alleviate dyspnea.
• Educates patient and family on Mechanical Circulatory and Extracorporeal Life Support.
• Practices at the level of an expert practitioner in respiratory therapy.
• Participates in the evaluation of new equipment and implementation of new technology.
• Mentors and participates in the training of new Respiratory Therapists and Respiratory Therapist ECMO Specialists.
• Posters a culture of improvement, efficiency, and innovative thinking.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

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