RN Coordinator ECMO

INTEGRIS Health•Oklahoma City, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a full time RN Coordinator ECMO at INTEGRIS Baptist Transplant, in Oklahoma City. Get to Know Your Team: INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives. Benefits of being an INTEGRIS Health caregiver include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, 24/7 mental health support and more. Take the first step toward growing your career by joining us.

Requirements

Associate's degree in nursing required
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Oklahoma or current multistate license from a Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) member state
2 years of experience in the ICU or ED

Nice To Haves

bachelor's degree preferred
A minimum of 1 years of experience with ECMO
Clinical leadership experience and interpersonal skills necessary to interact with medical staff and technical specialists

Responsibilities

Serves as a resource and consultant to staff and participates in endeavors to increase ECMO knowledge
Assists in direct patient care by implementing, operating and managing the ECMO system
Sets up support systems according to case preferences and age appropriateness
Troubleshoots equipment when necessary
Orders and maintains equipment par levels
Ensures pump team supplies and equipment are readily available at all times
Serves as an educator/mentor; provides clinical instruction and in-services on ECMO and related topics to other team members; in-service other healthcare providers on ECMO protocols.
Serves as liaison between Perfusion, Respiratory Care Services and other hospital services. Communicates regularly with management of other hospital departments in order to coordinate the various clinical services offered by the ECMO Department in order to ensure a coordinated program of care for patients.
Assists with development and maintenance of policies, procedures and clinical standards of care related to the ECMO program
Participates in Quality Improvement initiatives with management staff to identify problem areas, research concerns and provide possible resolutions. Ensures all activities are in regulatory compliance with CMS, JCAHO, ELSO, hospital bylaws. Performs activities including researching/gathering information on issues/complaints and seeking resolution.
Coordinates educational activities of the Extra Corporeal Life Support Specialists, medical staff, nursing staff, patients and families, and other allied health services to ensure that knowledge and ability for safe and competent clinical performance of ECMO procedures are maintained.
Takes call for the ECMO program and assists in facilitating transfers to IBMC, including traveling to outside facilities, if necessary