Ecmo Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate Degree of Nursing or Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required
• 3 years of Critical Care experience in an Acute Care setting required OR Registered Respiratory Therapist (MICU, CICU, CCU, TICU, etc.)
• RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist Upon Hire Required
• RCP - Respiratory Care Practitioner if RRT Upon Hire Required
• BLS--Basic Cardiac Life Support—Prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
• ACLS—Advanced Cardiac Life Support—within 90 days of hire required

Nice To Haves

• BSN Preferred
• ECMO experience preferred
• CCRN - Critical Care Registered Nurse Upon Hire Pref
• CES-A—Certified ECMO Specialist- Adult—Preferred
• E-AEC—Advanced ECMO Specialist Certification—Preferred
• Other ACCS Adult Critical Care Specialist (RRT) Upon Hire Preferred
• Completion of ECMO Training within 90 days

Responsibilities

• Facilitates safe and orderly operation of extra-corporeal circuit according to ECMO protocol including but not limited to: drawing blood samples, administering medication, fluids and blood products, monitoring and intervening for circuit complication.
• Maintaining anticoagulation therapy; analyzing activated coagulation time (ACT), blood gas, chemistry panel, HGB/HCT, adjusting the gas and pump flow, monitoring, and maintaining dynamic pressures and blood flow of the circuit.
• Assures complete documentation of ECMO records.
• Provides effective instructions to patients and family members.
• Manages rapid accurate decisions regarding severe diseases, chronic illness, death and dying with the ability to cope in these stressful situations.

Benefits

• 401k
• PTO
• medical
• dental
• Paid Parental Leave
• flex spending
• tuition reimbursement
• student loan repayment programs