ECMO Coordinator - SJCH

Overview

The ECMO Coordinator is an advanced clinical concentration with administrative responsibilities for the ECMO Department. The ECMO Coordinator is a clinician who has specialized training in various forms of extracorporeal support and carries administrative duties parallel to Assistant Nurse Managers (ANMs), incorporating a leadership requirement for the department. With limited supervision, the ECMO Coordinator reports to the ECMO Nurse Manager. For each shift worked, the ECMO Coordinator sets up and operates the extracorporeal circulatory equipment that provides replacement of a patient’s circulatory, respiratory, and/or renal functions within the intensive care unit, operating room, and/or cardiac catheterization lab.

The ECMO Coordinator serves as the department’s designated clinical leader for the shift, providing operational oversight and staff supervision, and works in coordination with nursing leadership. The position aims to achieve optimal evidence-based patient care and departmental goals through efficient daily operations and compliance with established rules, regulations, and guidelines. The ECMO Coordinator promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and supports leadership presence and staff coverage in the 24/7, 365 ECMO Coverage Model.

• Set up and operate extracorporeal circulatory equipment for ECMO within designated units per shift.
• Provide operational oversight and staff supervision as the department’s clinical leader for the shift.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership to achieve department and patient care goals.
• Support leadership presence and staff coverage within the 24/7, 365 ECMO Coverage Model.

• Entity: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
• Worker Type: Employee
• Worker Sub-Type: Regular
• Cost Center: CC000412 CHS - MUSC ECMO & CRRT (SJCH)
• Pay Rate Type: Hourly
• Pay Grade: Health-30
• Scheduled Weekly
  
  Hours:
  
  36
• Work Shift: Rotating (United States of America)

Education: Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing required.

Experience: Must be a current ECMO Specialist with a minimum of 1 year of clinical work experience in ECMO. Advanced knowledge of procedures, techniques, and extracorporeal equipment/disposables, technical advances, and regulatory agencies and standards within the field of ECMO required. Must pass MUSC Health’s ECMO competency assessment within 90 days of hire.

Licensure/Certification: Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state is mandatory. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA-recognized equivalent) or American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ALCS) Certification is required.

Ability to perform job functions while standing, walking, climbing stairs, and working in various environments. Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs unassisted (with frequency noted in original description), operate in latex-safe environments, and perform required physical activities as described. Vision, hearing, and dexterity requirements are noted as continuous or frequent as applicable.

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