Staff RN - ECMO Spec​/Fri, Sat, Sun

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FT,  Fri, Sat, Sun

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

Job Description

FT,  Fri, Sat, Sun

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

A Brief Overview

Coordinates professional nursing and individualized, family centered care to pediatric patients/families through the use of the nursing process and clinical skills in accordance with standards and hospital policies and procedures. As an ECMO Specialist who has completed specialized training in the operation, maintenance and application of circulatory technology (perform neonatal, pediatric and adult ECMO at Children's) requiring extracorporeal membrane support. Demonstrates expanded knowledge base through participation in ECMO program projects and activities.

Flexible schedule to cover the needs of the ECMO patient during an ECMO run. Varied schedules to include weekend and holiday patterns, 7am-7pm or 7pm-7am.

Essential Functions

• Conducts individualized age-specific patient/family assessments according to defined unit scope and nursing practice standards, appropriate collaborative problems (CPG's)/nursing diagnoses(ND's), or protocols. (Individualized refers to the patient’s developmental, cognitive, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, and educational/family influences and physical/medical care needs.) Admission Assessment:
• Collects and documents data related to patient’s individualized care.
• Demonstrates age-specific competency in assessment of patients by the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the patient needs, knowledge of growth and development, and understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients.
• Assesses patient/family need for education and uses an individualized approach in delivery style.
• Assesses family expectations for, and involvement in the assessment and continuous care or treatment of the patient.
• Identifies nursing diagnoses, collaborative problems, and/or protocols for each patient, based on assessment, at the time of admission. Shift Assessment/Reassessment:
• Performs reassessment based on unit standards, CPG's/ND's, protocols and changes in patient condition. Communicates changes to appropriate persons (MD, CNC, family) as indicated Manages the ongoing process of healthcare delivery to ECMO patients and families:
  Assessment and Planning:
• Participates in the evaluation of patients as potential ECMO candidates.
• Works in collaboration with Perfusion to manage ECMO cannulation, decannulation and stabilization procedures.
• Prepares and operates clinical equipment and circuitry per ECMO procedures/policies.
• Accurately assess and review with physician and ECMO team, pathophysiological changes within the patient and ECMO circuit. Differentiates patient…