ECMO Coordinator - Wichita, KS

About the Role

Job Title: ECMO Coordinator

Location: Wichita Kansas (On-Site; Must be local and within driving distance)

Employment Status: Full-Time position

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation is offered with base salary ranging from $120000 to $140000 per year.
• Innovative ECMO Concepts (IEC) is proud to offer 100% employer-paid health vision and dental insurance for full-time employees.IEC covers 70% of the health vision and dental insurance costs for full-time employees dependents. Eligible dependents may be added to the employees benefits selections with 30% of the premium costs deducted from the employees payroll.
• Full-time employees are covered under the IEC term life accidental death and dismemberment and short and long-term disability plans. IEC pays premiums on behalf of the employee.
• Employees may elect to participate in the employers Guideline 401(k) retirement plan. Participants may make pre-tax or Roth contributions to a retirement account. IEC matches contributions at 100% of the first 1% of the employees deferrals and 50% of deferrals between 1% and 6% of the employees salary.
• IEC benefits are effective the first of the month following benefits enrollment.
• Exemplary training program.
• Continued education opportunities andtuition reimbursement.

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand and promote company ECMO staffing education and transport offerings.
• The ECLS Co-Coordinator is expected to provide on-call availability with 45-minute recall to the hospital.
• Coordinators will make themselves available to the executives of Innovative ECMO Concepts Inc. the hospital leadership and direct reports during business and off-business hours for emergencies.
• Setup prime and initiation of ECMO support
• Accurately identify and diagnose ECMO circuit/component issues and provide/conduct safe alternatives to rectify the issue evaluate and communicate results
• Evaluate the patients medical records and make recommendations based upon the physicians orders and goals
• Coordinates and conduct ECMO didactic education as well as simulation (wet lab) education as requested
• Maintains professionalism and good interpersonal communications skills during interactions with all team members hospital employees as well as patients and their families. This collaborative effort with all members of the healthcare team will be demonstrated through a commitment to courteous sincere and sensitive customer service
• Works with the Innovative ECMO Concepts Inc. Co-Owners Nursing Leadership Team Respiratory Care Leadership Team Perfusion and the ECMO Medical Directors to define quality initiatives for the ECLS program
• Complies with the hospital initiatives and quality improvement projects within the organization
• Participate in formal mortality & morbidity review of ECMO cases with the medical directors
• Considers factors related to safety effectiveness knowledge and skill of team members as well as cost in planning and delivering care
• Ensures that ECLS equipment is in working order
• Ensures disposable equipment is available for use
• Orders/rents additional equipment as needed
• Complies with hospital performance standards and remains a positive role model for others
• Provide didactic training bedside orientation and precept new ECMO Specialists that will ultimately provide direct patient and family centered care
• Provide ongoing feedback to employees regarding work performance through verbal and written communication
• Encourages professionalism amongst the team members and encourage others to take leadership role/responsibilities
• Ensures appropriate ECMO scheduling and staffing levels are maintained
• Actively participates in growth of the program and implementation of new initiatives
• Actively participates in committees and meetings
• Completes and ensures the ECMO team members complete hospital based annual training and competencies
• Determines needed educational activities for all new procedures or new equipment implements and documents the conduct of this education
• Coordinate the utilization of new equipment in the various program areas and ensures end users fully understand the operations and functionality of the equipment
• Develop and/or review hospital-based education for patients and families
• Oversee hospital specific training materials and competency checklists for the ECMO Specialists
• Values accomplishments and shows enthusiasm and pride in Innovative ECMO Concepts Inc. towards hospital and the ECMO program
• Presents a positive image of themselves Innovative ECMO Concepts Inc. and of the hospital in all personal video conference and telephone interactions
• Resolve client complaints regarding services directly or indirectly through the engagement and coordination of additional company resources
• Other duties as assigned by the executive leadership team

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree desirable in nursing respiratory care or perfusion technology from an accredited training program.
• Previous ECMO Coordinator experience preferred
• Thorough understanding of anatomy physiology
• Mastery level knowledge of extracorporeal life support
• Excellent communication skills necessary to work with all hospital employees physicians co-workers and community professionals.
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to quickly develop relationships with existing and potential customers.
• Competency with Microsoft applications including Word PowerPoint Excel Outlook.
• Preference will be given to applicants with previous experience as a coordinator and/or primer.
• In lieu of previous coordinator or primer experience previous management lead RT or charge nurse experience will be considered.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to effectively communicate and perform in stressful situations.
• Must be able to see hear stand walk stoop bend squat for prolonged periods without accommodations.
• Must be able to read speak and write English.
• Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with assistance.
• Must be able to work independently for extended periods without leaving the patient care area.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust.

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