ECMO Specialist - RN, Cardiac ECMO Full-time Nights
Core
A specialized Registered Nurse responsible for the direct management, operation, and troubleshooting of ECMO circuits and components for critically ill patients.
Role type
Senior clinical nurse specialist (ECMO)
Builds
Life support for critically ill patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
ECMO circuit management, cannulation assistance, eCPR response, VV/VA physiology differentiation, CRRT connection, shift auditing, interdisciplinary collaboration, staff training, quality outcome review, ELSO guideline adherence, circuit troubleshooting
Preferred skills
CTICU experience, CCRN certification
Technologies
ECMO circuits, CRRT systems, oxygenator gases, laboratory monitoring equipment
Responsibilities
Monitor and adjust ECMO circuits to maintain patient parameters; Assist with cannulation and respond to eCPR and shock calls; Set up and prime ECMO circuits independently; Establish CRRT connections to ECMO circuits; Conduct shift audits of equipment; Partner with leadership to advance the ECMO program; Assist in staff training and quality reviews; Complete shift documentation and billing data capture.
Seniority
Experienced, hands-on IC