Lead ECMO Specialist
Cooper Norcross Health
Lead ECMO Specialist
Cooper Norcross Health
Academic health system serving South Jersey
Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.
Cooper Norcross Health has nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 2,200 nurses, more than 1,200 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 700 advanced practice providers.
The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children’s Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility, in partnership with Advanced Recovery Systems.
Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey and the busiest in the region. The hospital has been recognized as a top-performing regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals annual survey for eight years.
More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore.
Cooper Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation. Visit CooperHealth.org(opens in new window) to learn more.
The Lead ECMO Specialist is a Certified Clinical Perfusionist who provides clinical, operational, educational, and program support for the ECMO/ECLS program and reports to the Director, Perfusion Services. Approximately 30% of the role is dedicated to direct clinical ECMO/ECLS practice, with the remaining time focused on program coordination and support.
The Lead ECMO Specialist serves as a clinical resource for perfusionists and interdisciplinary teams; coordinates education, training, simulation, and competency validation; supports multidisciplinary ECMO conferences and case review; and maintains readiness of ECMO equipment, circuits, supplies, and transport resources.
The role coordinates referrals and patient transports from outside organizations in collaboration with the Transfer Center, ECMO medical leadership, Critical Care Transport, receiving clinical teams, and referring facilities. The Lead ECMO Specialist also supports quality improvement, data review, policy development, and standardization of ECMO practice.
Clinical perfusion experience required, including direct ECMO/ECLS experience. Prior lead, preceptor, education, simulation, or competency-validation experience preferred
Graduate of an accredited cardiovascular perfusion education program. Bachelor's degree in perfusion, cardiovascular science, or a related field required. ECMO/ECLS education and training through an accredited perfusion education program and/or employer-based ECMO/ECLS training required, with documented clinical competency in ECMO/ECLS practice.
Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) through the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP). Licensed Perfusionist in the State of New Jersey. Current BLS certification required. Maintains ECMO/ECLS education and competencies as required by the organization.
Demonstrated expertise in clinical perfusion and ECMO/ECLS support, with the ability to provide clinical leadership in high-acuity environments; educate and validate staff competency; coordinate interdisciplinary workflows; manage ECMO equipment and supplies; support quality improvement; and communicate effectively with internal teams and outside organizations during time-sensitive patient referrals and transports.
Academic health system serving South Jersey
Cooper Norcross Health is an academic health system serving South Jersey from the Philadelphia suburbs to the Jersey Shore. Its Camden flagship is South Jersey's only Level I adult trauma center and the busiest in the Philadelphia region; the system also operates a Level II pediatric trauma center and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. Patients access primary, specialty, emergency, inpatient, surgical, urgent, and rehabilitation services at Cooper hospitals and outpatient clinics, while physicians teach at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and advance care and research. Rooted in Cooper Hospital, which opened in 1887, the not-for-profit system is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.
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