Registered Professional Nurse licensure in Illinois
BLS certification from American Heart Association
ACLS certification from American Heart Association
Preferred: 2 years of CTICU experience
Preferred: CCRN certification for nursing
Responsibilities
Monitor, operate, and adjust ECMO circuits to maintain patient-specific parameters
Assess and evaluate ECMO circuit performance and troubleshoot issues
Assist with cannulation and respond to eCPR, SHOCK, and lung rescue calls
Set up and prime ECMO circuits independently
Conduct shift audits of unused circuits and equipment
Provide intra/inter hospital transport as part of the interdisciplinary team
Collaborate with ECMO Coordinators and Physician Leadership to enhance the ECMO program
Assist in staff training and ensure alignment with ELSO guidelines
Act as a resource for the interdisciplinary team on ECMO management
Maintain scheduled pre and post oxygenator gases and laboratory monitoring
Benefits
Wide range of benefits for physical, emotional, and financial well-being
Resources for unexpected life events
Detailed benefits information available online
Eligibility for benefits varies by employment classification
Sign-on bonus eligibility criteria outlined for internal employees
Full Job Description
Job Description
The ECMO Specialist - RN reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
An experienced Registered Nurse, who in addition to providing direct patient care, is accountable for facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to patient care, patient flow, staffing, resource utilization, and problem solving on a given shift.
Responsibilities:
Monitors, operates, and adjusts ECMO circuits and the components to maintain patient specific parameters
Continually assess and evaluate ECMO circuit and troubleshoot any difficulties
Assist team members with cannulation and responds to eCPR, SHOCK, and lung rescue calls
Able to set up and prime ECMO circuits independently
Completed shift audit of not in use circuits and equipment to ensure seamless deployment
Competent in troubleshooting skills within circuit
Independent intra/inter hospital transport as part of interdisciplinary
Confidently differentiate physiology for VV and VA ECMO indications
Partner with ECMO Coordinators and Physician Leadership to advance the ECMO program within and across NM system
Assist in staff training and competencies and quality and outcome review to ensure alignment with the ELSO guidelines
Adheres to established system policies and procedures related to ECMO management
Acts as a resource to the interdisciplinary team for safe management of ECMO circuit
Establish connection for CRRT to the ECMO Circuit
Maintain scheduled pre and post oxygenator gases and necessary laboratory monitoring
Completes necessary billing documents and data capture for database management and improvement of quality outcome measurement
Maintains and completes necessary bi-annual competencies and trainings per ELSO guidelines
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required
Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the State of Illinois required
BLS - American Heart Association
ACLS - American Heart Association
Preferred:
2 years of CTICU experience
CCRN for nursing
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.
Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information https://jobs.nm.org/benefits
Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings.
If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.
