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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center

Pediatric hospital, research, and medical education

ECMO Clinician

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeOhio, USA$44 - $56.10In-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
  • A registered nurse or registered respiratory therapist clinical license, certification, and training is required, or advanced training in circulation technology from a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs-accredited program and certification by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, or eligibility with active pursuit of certification and attainment within the first year of employment.
  • At least two years of work experience in a related job is required.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation discipline are required.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate preventive maintenance and routine equipment checks for all extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-related equipment with the Clinical Engineering department.
  • Manage the full disposable inventory process, including inventory management, ordering, and receiving.
  • Develop processes for equipment maintenance and understand equipment functions; educate others on equipment functions and create processes.
  • Coordinate equipment maintenance and preventive maintenance with outside vendors.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking by making appropriate clinical decisions, rapidly prioritizing planned and unplanned events, and proactively addressing actual and potential problems.
  • Direct others in solving complex problems.
  • Collaborate with team members in shared decision-making and seek interdisciplinary contributions in meetings and discussions about patient care and practice issues.
  • Coach others to respect the contributions of the entire team and help others collaborate by valuing different disciplines' contributions to patient and practice issues.
  • Participate in point-of-care or divisional councils, committees, task forces, and projects, contributing to decision-making and consensus-building.
  • Explain complex and sensitive processes and information.
  • Design and assemble extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuits and prepare circuits for patient use.
  • Operate, maintain, and calibrate point-of-care laboratory equipment and perform quality-control testing according to Cincinnati Children's Clinical Laboratory protocols and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments requirements.
  • Support other extracorporeal technologies within the scope of licensure and as needed, including ventricular assist devices and continuous renal replacement therapy.
  • Initiate extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with the provider or surgeon, then implement and manage it with the provider or surgeon. Providers place access, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation staff initiate and manage support and additional extracorporeal therapies according to clinical protocols.
  • Use clinical inquiry and performance review to improve practice; question the appropriateness of policies, guidelines, and procedures and current practices; seek advice, resources, or information; and compare possible alternatives.
  • Assist in developing peers' competence by formally precepting new extracorporeal membrane oxygenation specialists and informally sharing knowledge at the point of care.
  • Use self-appraisal, performance review, peer review, and annual goal setting to assure competence and professional development and promote safe, ethical practice.
  • Coach and mentor others, facilitate learning for the healthcare team, and provide continuing education.
  • Develop and maintain peers' competence through precepting and facilitating ongoing education requirements.
  • Develop and implement improvements, question current practice, and solve complex problems by taking new perspectives on existing solutions and exercising judgment based on multiple sources of information.
  • Function as a perfusionist within registered nurse or registered respiratory therapist scope.

About the Company

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center

Pediatric hospital, research, and medical education

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a nonprofit academic medical center that provides pediatric care across the spectrum—from routine well-child visits to treatment of rare and complex illnesses—and serves as the Department of Pediatrics for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Care is delivered by pediatric specialists in hospital and clinic settings, while researchers and educators translate findings into better treatments and train residents and fellows. It differentiates itself by combining patient care with university-backed pediatric research and education at scale, along with a commitment to equality and an inclusive environment for staff, patients, and families. Its goal is to improve child health by delivering high-quality care, advancing medical knowledge through research, and training the next generation of pediatric professionals.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$18.4M
Headquarters
Cincinnati, OH
Founded
1883

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