ART THERAPY CAREER CENTER

The ECMO specialist is responsible for all aspects of monitoring and troubleshooting the ECMO circuit during the management period. They are to work in conjunction with the bedside nurse to ensure that the patient on ECMO has adequate perfusion, corrects for proper acid base balance and hemodynamic stability within ordered parameters, and maintains other parameters as ordered by the ECMO provider. They perform the required technical skills with efficiency, accuracy and safety while anticipating, troubleshooting, managing crisis according to policies and procedures. They will assist the ECMO Director and ECMO Coordinator in the collection/review of quality improvement initiatives, using internal and external data to benchmark with the goal of establishing best practice.

This position will be a 0.6FTE (48 hours per two-week pay period) 12-hour night shift position.

• Provides Extracorporeal Life Support to patients of all ages
• Practices at the level of an expert practitioner in nursing or respiratory care
• Assembles, monitors, and conducts assessment of ultrafiltration and continues A-V hemodialysis
• Participates in the evaluation of new equipment and implementation of new technology
• Mentors and participates in the training of new ECMO Specialists
• Collaborates with the physician and healthcare team in the delivery of patient care
• Communicates effectively with staff and other Health Care Providers
• Provides excellent customer service by listening and understanding customer needs
• Assumes role as a Respiratory Therapist, RN or Cardiopulmonary Specialist as needed and as appropriately trained

Minimum Qualifications:

• Respiratory Therapist Track
  • Respiratory Therapist License issued by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and either Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) certification issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Nurse Track
  • Bachelors in Nursing (BSN)
  • Minnesota RN License
• All Candidates
  • 1- 3 years critical care experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification after one year of hire

PreferredQualifications:

• 3 or more years critical care experience
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification