Job Description
Job DescriptionPosition Overview
The ECMO Specialist will be actively engaged in the department's ECMO Training Program. This position entails acquiring and honing the necessary skills to effectively and safely implement, oversee, and manage extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology, while assisting with related procedures for critically ill patients across all age groups. Under the guidance of seasoned ECMO professionals, the specialist will learn to troubleshoot devices and equipment, provide continuous care by monitoring clinical and physiological parameters, adjust ECLS devices as required, administer and document blood products and medications in line with hospital protocols, manage airways and ventilators, and execute the full range of responsibilities associated with a Respiratory Therapist II.
Primary Duties
- Assemble, prepare, and maintain extracorporeal circuits and related equipment with support.
- Assist in priming extracorporeal circuits and getting systems ready for clinical use.
- Support cannulation procedures.
- Help establish extracorporeal support; monitor patient reactions, conduct routine assessments, evaluate circuits, and manage anticoagulation.
- Assist with ECMO circuit interventions, weaning processes, and patient transports.
- Administer blood products according to hospital guidelines.
- Communicate effectively with caregivers, nursing staff, surgical and medical teams, patients, and their families.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in the patient's electronic health record.
- Engage in professional development, simulation training, and continuing education.
- Regularly attend ECMO Team meetings and Morbidity & Mortality conferences.
Essential Qualifications Education:
- Required: Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy
- Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree
Experience:
- Required: At least one year of experience as a BCH Respiratory Therapist with eligibility for promotion to RT II, or one year of external ECMO experience.
Licensure/Certifications:
- Required: Current Massachusetts license as a Respiratory Therapist.
- Required: Current credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT); Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) credential must be obtained within six months of starting the role.
Work Schedule
This position requires a commitment of 36 hours per week, with 12-hour rotating shifts between day and night, including every third weekend.
Compensation and Benefits
This role is eligible for full-time benefits and includes a $20,000 sign-on bonus (not applicable to internal candidates or former employees who have worked here in the last two years).
The salary range posted reflects our organization's reasonable and good-faith expectations at the time of this announcement. Any base pay offer will be influenced by skills, experience, education, certifications, and various other job-related factors. Base pay is just one component of a comprehensive benefits package that features flexible scheduling, affordable health, vision, and dental insurance, childcare and student loan assistance, generous time-off policies, a 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, pension options, tuition reimbursement, and discounts on cell phone plans and T-passes. Join us to experience the rewards of passion and collaboration.