ECMO Specialist- Bay Area, California

About the Role

Job Title: ECMO Specialist

Location: Bay Area California

(On-Site; Must be local and within driving distance)

Employment Status: PRN position

Scheduling Requirements:

The PRN ECMO Specialist must be willing to provide a minimum of 5 days of availability throughout each month.

Job Summary:

The ECMO Specialist provides bedside critical care assistance to patients receiving ECMO therapy within IEC customer facilities. The ECMO Specialist I have a functional understanding of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) mechanical circulatory support (MCS) and will participate in required IEC training for continuing education and experience. This position regularly reports to the clinical operations manager however at specific accounts an alternate IEC designee/coordinator may serve as an initial contact person in the chain of command.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation is offered with pay rates ranging from $750 to $1100 per shift.
• Holiday bonus and crisis pay opportunities.
• 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.
• Exemplary training program.

Job Responsibilities:

• Skills and Knowledge:
• • Excellent communication skills necessary to work with all hospital employees physicians patients family members and community professionals.
• Clinical Duties:
• • Provide continuous monitoring of the ECLS patient and circuit
  • Monitor and adjust the ECLS blood flow and sweep gas flow per established guidelines or physician/advanced practice provider orders.
  • Recommend appropriate changes to patient management based on relevant patient data and/or changing patient status.
  • Review all laboratory and radiographic reports related to the ECLS patient and report any irregularity immediately to ECLS physician/advanced practice provider.
  • Collaborate with the ECLS physician/advanced practice provider ECLS Specialists and other health care professionals to coordinate all tests and evaluations.
  • Perform other duties as assigned in accordance with training and competency level by the ECLS physician/advanced practice provider the clinical operations manager director of education coordinators of Innovative ECMO Concepts co-coordinators of Innovative ECMO Concepts Inc. or designee.
• Documentation:
• • Responsibly use ADP and Concur apps/websites to log hours worked location and work-related expenses. Efficiently employ technology to independently schedule flights hotels car rentals etc.
  • Document appropriately in the patient chart in accordance with hospital guidelines.
• Communication:
• • An ECLS Specialist I will communicate professionally and in a timely manner with an administrative team that includes Scheduling & Logistics Credentialing as well as Leadership personnel.
  • Promote IEC culture and professional standards in a positive manner.
  • Will have professional dialogue about ECLS and medical management with the ECLS physician/advanced practice provider but should not undermine their decisions or communicate negative opposition to the patient the patients family or designee or other medical staff in that facility.
• Training:
• • Develop skills and knowledge related to extracorporeal life support through completion of ECLS education modules Wet Labs and Hands-on circuit training.
  • Introduction to multiple ECLS systems including: Cardiohelp CentriMag Spectrum & Rotaflow.
  • Demonstrate competency during training and assessments with all ECLS equipment and ancillary tools.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree preferred. Associate degree with 2-3 years of related Critical Care &/or ECLS experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelors degree.
• Maintain unencumbered professional license (RN RRT CCP).
• • For RNs a Nurse Compact license if applicable will be maintained for travelers; additionally individual state licenses may be necessary.
  • For RRTs requested individual state licenses will be maintained for travelers.
  • For CCPs requested state licenses will be maintained for travelers.
• Maintain advanced credentials as applicable to each profession.
• Maintain AHA credentials in BLS

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to effectively communicate and perform in stressful situations.
• Must be able to stand walk see hear read speak and write for prolonged periods without accommodations.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with assistance.

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