ECMO Specialist - Bay Area, California - Full Time

ECMO Specialist

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.

Location: Bay Area, California (On-Site; Must be local and within driving distance)

Employment Type: Full-Time, Salaried

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation is offered, with base salary ranging from $140,000 to $200,000 per year.
• Integration Health (IH) is proud to offer 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees. IH covers 70% of the health, vision, and dental insurance costs for full-time employees' dependents. Eligible dependents may be added to the employee's benefits selections, with 30% of the premium costs deducted from the employee's payroll.
• Full-time employees are covered under the IH term life, accidental death and dismemberment, and short and long-term disability plans. IH pays premiums on behalf of the employee.
• 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. IH 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.
• IH benefits are effective the first of the month following benefits enrollment.
• Exemplary training program.
• Continued education opportunities and tuition reimbursement.

Job Summary:

The ECMO Specialist provides bedside critical care assistance to patients receiving ECMO therapy within Integration Health customer facilities. The ECMO Specialists 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.

Job Responsibilities:

• Skills and Knowledge:
• Excellent communication skills necessary to work with all hospital employees, physicians, patients, family members and community professionals.
• 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.
• 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, co-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:
• An ECLS Specialist I will communicate professionally and in a timely manner with an administrative team that includes Scheduling & Logistics, Credentialing, as well as Leadership personnel.
• Promote Integration Health culture and professional standards in a positive manner.
• Will have professional dialogue about ECLS and medical management with the ECLS physician/advanced practice provider but should not undermine their decisions or communicate negative opposition to the patient, the patient's family or designee, or other medical staff in that facility.
• Training:
• Develop skills and knowledge related to extracorporeal life support through completion of ECLS education modules, Wet Labs, and Hands-on circuit training.
• Introduction to multiple ECLS systems including: Cardiohelp, CentriMag, Spectrum, & Rotaflow.
• Demonstrate competency during training and assessments with all ECLS equipment and ancillary tools.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred. Associate degree with 2-3 years of related Critical Care &/or ECLS experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
• Maintain unencumbered professional license (RN, RRT, CCP). For RNs, a Nurse Compact license, if applicable, will be maintained for travelers; additionally, individual state licenses may be necessary. For RRTs, requested individual state licenses will be maintained for travelers. For CCPs, requested state licenses will be maintained for travelers.
• Preference given to those with both pediatric and adult ECMO experience.
• Maintain advanced credentials as applicable to each profession.
• Maintain AHA credentials in BLS

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to effectively communicate and perform in stressful situations.
• Must be able to stand, walk, see, hear, read, speak, and write for prolonged periods without accommodations.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with assistance.