Registered Nurse RN ECMO Specialist

The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Specialist provides clinical expertise in their specialist area to optimize patient, family, nurse and team outcomes.

• Participates in timely documentation of comprehensive clinical assessments including assessment of clinical variables including but not limited to diagnostic testing and functional status, assessment of patients response to the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) process.
• Attends and participates in team, unit and campus meetings including hospital interdisciplinary rounds, discharge planning and quality improvement programs with the ability to communicate with the clinical team in a professional and effective manner.
• Observes, monitors, assesses and reports patients response to ECMO as defined by program protocols.
• Provides clinical support for ECMO patients in collaboration with hospital nursing and perfusion team.
• Actively participates in ECMO equipment and device accessory management.
• Serves as a liaison between the hospital and payers, collaborating with Durable Medical Equipment (DME) providers to ensure appropriate allocation of supplies for care.
• Responsible for ensuring timely preventative maintenance on all ECMO equipment and replacement of equipment according to vendor standards.
• Facilitates the development of the ECMO program through teaching, coaching, and role modeling.
• Educates patients and their families on device and device-related equipment providing reinforcement on safe patient care.
• Participates in the ongoing education of internal and external stakeholders in the care of ECMO patients.
• Educates nurses and other multidisciplinary team members about patient care issues to promote positive outcomes for ECMO patients.
• Acts as a liaison with the patient community, referring providers and the multidisciplinary team in an effort to create a Referral ECMO-initiated model.
• Pro-actively initiates quality improvement ideas and suggestions in an effort to improve the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improve the health of the populations served and reduce the cost of clinic care.
• Actively participates in surveys (on-site and desktop) from regulatory and licensing agencies.

• Graduate of a school of nursing
• Current valid State of Florida or multistate license as a Registered Nurse
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Advanced Life Support Certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP) per specialty/unit requirements
• EKG

• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Debt-free Education (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)
• Nursing Clinical Ladder Program
• Schedule: Full-Time
• Shift: Days (7am-7pm with every other weekend required)

AdventHealth is a U.S. top-tier leader in ECMO volumes.