ECMO Specialist

ECMO Nurse

Location: St. Louis Children's Hospital, One Children's Place, St. Louis, MO 63110

Must have at least 2 years of ECMO experience and at least 4 years of ICU nursing experience.

• Benefits eligible
• 36 hours per week
• Day/Night Rotation; 12hr shifts
• Weekend & Holiday Rotation

Additional Preferred Requirements:

• Trained in AKRT
• Prior leadership and/or preceptor/mentor experience

Overview:

St. Louis Childrens Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked childrens hospitals in the country, St. Louis Childrens provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to do whats right for kids.

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Childrens commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Childrens consistently ranks among Americas Best Childrens Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Childrens was one of eight childrens hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospitals academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Childrens has been designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications:

Role Purpose: Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to plan, implement and evaluate the plan of care for extracorporeal life support (ECLS) patients. Responds to routine and emergency needs of ECLS patients and supports a team of specialists providing care for ECLS patients.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates expertise in caring for the most critical patients by monitoring the ECLS circuit and patient status and responding to the needs of the patient on ECLS.
• Monitors the ECLS patient and circuit to anticipate and prevent potential problems. Identifies and corrects problems associated with ECLS procedures.
• Responds to routine or emergency ECLS needs.
• Serves as a resource to and supports bedside specialists providing care for ECLS patients. Collaborates with members of the healthcare team to develop a plan of care.
• Assists with planning, conducting, and evaluating educational activities regarding extracorporeal life support for professionals, patients and families, and the public. Contributes to quality initiatives and the development and maintenance of policies and procedures of ECLS.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Experience:

• 2-5 years

Licenses & Certifications:

• Basic Cardiovascular Life Sup
• RN

Preferred Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Experience:

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience:

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications:

• Cert/Lic in Area of Expertise
• Respiratory Care Practitioner

Benefits and Legal Statement:

BJC Total Rewards: At BJC were committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer