Mechanical Circulatory RN

Position: Mechanical Circulatory Support RN
** Job Summary and Responsibilities*
* As our Mechanical Circulatory Support RN, you will develop, implement, coordinate, and evaluate a comprehensive program for specialized medical support, ensuring alignment with clinical standards, regulatory requirements, and the business/patient care objectives of the organization.

Every day you will work closely with relevant clinical teams to develop and maintain an advanced medical support program that facilitates a seamless interdisciplinary continuum of high-quality care for patients with complex conditions, promoting optimal clinical outcomes. You will also serve as a clinical expert to healthcare providers, hospital staff, patients, families, and the community on relevant disease management. Your responsibilities include developing protocols, policies, order sets, and mentoring staff to ensure continued competency.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate exceptional clinical expertise in specialized medical support, strong leadership in program development, and a proven ability to influence, persuade, and negotiate with diverse stakeholders.

+ Monitors pump functioning throughout patient therapy and maintains pump integrity; monitors circuit volume and administers products, medications and/or volumes as ordered; monitors anticoagulation, electrolyte acid-base balance and blood gas composition volumes and adjusts ECMO circuit to maintain physician orders.

+ Recommends appropriate changes to current patient management based on new information or changing patient status.

+ Generates and compiles appropriate documentation related to ECMO.

+ Operates point of care laboratory equipment; interprets and acts on results based upon physician orders.

+ With the ECMO coordinator or perfusion sets up and primes ECMO circuits; initiates and maintains extracorporeal life support according to protocols.

+ With the ECMO coordinator or perfusion assists with logistics of cannulation, decannulation, and in-house transport of patients on ECMO.

** Job Requirements*
* Required

+ Associate Of Nursing Nursing and 1 year of experience as an RN/PCC in CVICU, upon hire and

+ Registered Nurse: AR, upon hire and

+ Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days and

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days

Preferred

+ Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing and 1 year of experience as an RN/PCC in CVICU, upon hire

** Where You'll Work*
* CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of Common Spirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. Common Spirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019.

With our combined resources Common Spirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.

** Pay Range*
* $35.42 - $46.72 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.