ECMO Program Coordinator

Where You’ll Work

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Job Summary and Responsibilities

As an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Coordinator, you will provide highly specialized critical care and life support to patients with severe cardiac or respiratory failure, ensuring the optimal function of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation systems.

Every day you will expertly manage ECMO circuits, monitor patient physiological parameters, troubleshoot technical issues, and meticulously collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to deliver continuous, compassionate, and life-sustaining support.

You will oversee ECMO Program general operations in collaboration with ECMO Medical Staff Leadership including but not limited to program coordination quality monitoring education and competency validation. Institutes and participates in quality and safety initiatives to identify problem areas and research concerns. Develops solutions and ensures performance improvement initiatives are up to date and in compliance with ELSO guidelines and recommendations. Plans, develops, implements, coordinates, evaluates and administers the care provided to the ECMO patient. Provides leadership to a multidisciplinary staff to ensure that all individuals are capitalizing on their strengths to meet the short and long term professional and program goals while supporting the mission and vision of the organization. Serves as a liaison between departments and facilities meeting regularly with management of other hospital departments/facilities to facilitate a well-coordinated program of care for all ECMO patients. Provides clinical consultation and guidance for patient selection based on ELSO guidelines

To be successful, you will demonstrate outstanding clinical expertise, strong critical thinking skills, and a vigilant, calm demeanor, contributing significantly to positive outcomes for the most critically ill patients.

• Reviews patients for modality of care and makes recommendations as to whether patient meets criteria for therapy.Selects and administers the appropriate care, taking into consideration the age, size, developmental level, clinical and physiological needs of the patient.
• Develops and helps to administer detailed ECMO processes, policies and procedures. Develops metrics to determine success of both new and established processes. Ensures that policies, procedures, order sets, educational materials, and data monitoring are accurate and current at all times.
• Completes a review of each ECMO case to ensure any quality, safety, equipment, clinical or staffing concerns are addressed and rectified.
• Ensures that all ECMO activities are in compliance with all regulatory bodies. Maintains the ECMO Program at a level that would allow the program to achieve the “Center of Excellence Award” as established by ELSO.
• Coordinates education for ECMO Staff, including . This covers all aspects of orientation, continuing education, and clinical competency validation in accordance with ELSO guidelines for ECMO staff. If no patient within 90 days, provide education inclusive of wet lab to maintain competency.
• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with Medical Directors.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Of Nursing
• 2 years ICU experience
• American Heart Association 
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS)

Preferred

• 3 years Critical Care experience