What are the responsibilities and job description for the RCP ECMO Specialist position at Mercy Health BSMH?
Summary:
This position is responsible to aseptically set up, prime, manage and discontinue ECLS systems on all patient populations, ages, complex diagnoses while in a full range of patient care settings including surgical, cardiovascular, pediatric cardiothoracic and neonatal intensive care units, adult and pediatric cardiac cath labs, adult and pediatric operating room settings.
Essential Job Functions:
- Participates in the continual development, implementation and use of clinical operating procedures of both
- BSMH/MSVMC and ELSO guidelines directly for the ECMO program.
- Ensures appropriate patient care through the continuous monitoring of the ECMO circuit, related technology,
- and patient status.
- Develop and maintain consistent and comprehensive communication protocols/structure that will interface
- and ensure timely communication with all members of the ECMO team, including but not exclusive to the
- ECMO team, medical director, intensivists, perfusion, nursing unit(s), operating room(s), ancillary clinical
- support departments, quality, accreditation, risk, finance, administration, professional development, spiritual
- care/mission, etc.
- Coordinates with perfusionist(s) to ensure proper functioning of ECMO equipment and adequacy of supplies.
- May serve as an expert on operation of ECMO circuit and can operate the circuit as needed. Ensures safe and
- proper set-up of ECMO equipment as well as involvement with troubleshooting during ECMO runs.
- Serves as clinical leader in ECMO technology. Ensure all staff is trained both initially and concurrently on
- EMCO standards including perfusion technology as well as ongoing technical and didactic competencies.
- Works within the scope of practice outlined by and maintains certification credential through the
- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) is an international non-profit consortium of health care
- institutions who are dedicated to the development and evaluation of novel therapies for support of failing
- organ systems; along within the critical care registered nursing provision scope of practice.
- Create quality initiatives that support competency of resources, safe environment, regulatory expectations
- and a reduction of risks with unique plans for all areas of nursing practice; knowledgeable of all regulatory
- expectations and achieves regulatory compliance for nursing.
This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.
Employment Qualifications:
Required Minimum Education: 4 year/ Bachelors Degree Specialty/Major: Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care
Preferred Education: Graduate Degree (Masters)
Licensure/Certification Required: Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner
Licensure/Certification Preferred: Licensed Respiratory Therapist
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Years and Type of Experience: 3 years critical care ICU experience; reasonable knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and surgery pertaining to ECMO.
Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Required: Experience learning new procedures and applications of ECLS support; Completion of ECMO specialist training course and annual refresher course; obtain bedside competency within 12 weeks post-course; BLS; ACLS or PALS certification.
Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Preferred: ECMO experience preferred
☒ Combination of post-secondary education and experience in lieu of a degree.
Shift: Days
Weekend, holiday and on-call rotation required per department policy
Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
Prescription drug coverage
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance w/AD&D
Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
Paid time off
Educational Assistance
And much more
*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status
All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email recruitment@mercy.com. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@mercy.com
