ECMO Core Team Specialist; Primer; Nights

Thanks for your interest in Children's Mercy!

Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team? At Children's Mercy, we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference, which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital, for eleven consecutive years.

Children's Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City - a metro abounding in cultural experiences, vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live, work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in children's health, we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital.

Are you an experienced ECMO RN or RRT? Come join our ECMO Core Team!

Children's Mercy was one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to offer a neonatal and pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program. Since launching the program in 1987, more than 1270 children have been placed on ECMO, making it one of the highest-volume neonatal and pediatric programs in the country.

Children's Mercy is recognized as a Platinum Center of Excellence by the
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)

The Platinum level designation demonstrates that Children's Mercy’s ECMO Program has:

• Excellence in promoting the mission, activities, and vision of ELSO
• Excellence in patience care by using the highest quality measures, processes, and structures based on evidence
• Excellence in training, education, collaboration, and communication in supporting ELSO guidelines that contributes to a healing environment for families, patients and staff.

Our ECMO program is one of the largest neonatal and pediatric programs in the U.S. and ranks among the top hospitals for survival rates of all diagnoses.

• Busy Neonatal, Pediatric, and Heart Failure program managing ECMO patients in the NICU, PICU, and CICU
  • VA and VV
  • 50-60 runs per year
  • 500-600 patient days/year
  • Spectrum Medical
    • Roller pumps for patients 8kg
• Multiple education opportunities including multidisciplinary high-fidelity ECMO simulation, a four-day certification course, and case reviews
• Innovative program pushing the envelope, including early rehab and ambulation on ECMO, tandem therapies, and ECMO transport.

Utilizes nursing/RT/perfusion process and knowledge of scientific principles to provide comprehensive clinical management of patients requiring extracorporeal support therapies.

At Children's Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

Additionally, it's important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children's Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005.

If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further…