ECMO Specialist PRN-Louisiana

Integration Health is a Joint Commission-accredited leader in ECMO and perfusion support. As the parent company of Innovative ECMO Concepts (IEC) and Innovative Perfusion Concepts (IPC), we deliver confidence through expert staffing, patient transport, and program development—advancing critical care and improving patient outcomes nationwide.

Job Title: ECMO Specialist

Location: Baton Rouge or New Orleans, LA (On-Site; Must be local and within driving distance)

Employment Status: PRN position

The PRN Specialist must be willing to provide a minimum of 5 days of availability throughout each month.

The ECMO Specialist provides bedside critical care assistance to patients receiving ECMO therapy within IH customer facilities. The ECMO Specialist I have a functional understanding of extracorporeal life support (ECLS), mechanical circulatory support (MCS), and will participate in required IH training for continuing education and experience. This position regularly reports to the clinical operations manager, however at specific accounts an alternate IH designee/coordinator may serve as an initial contact person in the chain of command.

• Competitive compensation is offered, with pay rates ranging from $750 to $900 per shift.
• Holiday bonus and crisis pay opportunities.
• Employees may elect to participate in the employer's Guideline 401(k) retirement plan. Participants may make pre‑tax or Roth contributions to a retirement account. Integration Health matches contributions at 100% of the first 1% of the employee’s deferrals and 50% of deferrals between 1% and 6% of the employee’s salary.
• Exemplary training program.

• Skills and Knowledge:
• Excellent communication skills necessary to work with all hospital employees, physicians, patients, family members and community professionals.
• Has completed ECLS education modules and can demonstrate a cursory understanding of extracorporeal technology and treatments.
• Clinical Duties:
• Provide continuous monitoring of the ECLS patient and circuit (up to a 1:3 ratio, Specialist: patients).
• Monitor and adjust the ECLS blood flow and sweep gas flow per established guidelines or physician/advanced practice provider orders.
• Recommend appropriate changes to patient management based on relevant patient data and/or changing patient status.
• Review all laboratory and radiographic reports related to the ECLS patient and report any irregularity immediately to ECLS physician/advanced practice provider.
• Collaborate with the ECLS physician/advanced practice provider, ECLS Specialists and other health care professionals to coordinate all tests and evaluations.
• Monitor Activated Clotting Times (ACT) and other coagulation tests and adjust or recommends the adjustment of anticoagulant drugs per hospital guidelines or physician/advanced practice provider orders.
• Monitor patient Intake and Output (I’s & O’s) per customer guidelines or physician/advanced practice provider orders and make appropriate recommendations.
• Verify ECLS circuits and bedside carts are stocked and in the correct location.
• Coordinate interventions and/or procedures with the bedside staff to provide best practice care for the patient in accordance with customer guidelines.
• May assist the ECLS physician with initiation of support and decannulation in conjunction with the surgical team only as directed.
• Perform other duties as assigned, in accordance with training and competency level, by the ECLS physician/advanced practice provider, the clinical operations manager, director of education, coordinators of Integration Health, or designee.
• Documentation:
• Responsibly use ADP and Concur apps/websites to log hours worked, location, and work‑related expenses. Efficiently employ technology to independently schedule flights, hotels, car rentals, etc.
• Document appropriately in the patient chart in accordance with hospital guidelines.
• Communication:
• Integration Health has a robust administrative team promoting an expanding business model pursuant of multiple avenues of patient support opportunities. An ECLS Specialist I will communicate professionally and in a timely…