Registered Nurse ECMO Specialist Clinical Expanded Role

ECMO Nurse Specialist

The ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) nurse specialist is a highly skilled nurse responsible for Mechanical Circulatory Support. The ECMO Nurse Specialist operates and maintains ECMO machines to provide life-saving support for critically ill patients, ensuring continuous monitoring and assessment of the ECMO circuit, patient status, and related technology to deliver optimal patient care in collaboration with critical care nursing teams. This position requires specialized clinical expertise, leveraging extensive knowledge and advanced skills to provide consultation, education, and research within the ECMO specialty.

Join a highly specialized critical care leadership team at one of Utah's premier medical centers. This role is ideal for nurses seeking advanced practice, leadership responsibility, and the opportunity to impact life‑saving care.

Benefits & Perks:

• Advanced clinical leadership role supporting ECMO services and critically ill patients
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including intensivists, surgeons, and perfusion specialists
• Opportunity to lead, educate, and mentor staff in a high‑acuity environment
• Exposure to cutting‑edge therapies and complex critical care cases
• Strong culture focused on clinical excellence, innovation, and teamwork
• Ongoing professional development and leadership growth opportunities

Local Attractions Within 5 Minutes:

• Scenic walking paths and green spaces ideal for fresh‑air breaks
• Local cafés and diverse dining options offering convenient meal choices
• Fitness centers and wellness studios supporting an active lifestyle
• Shopping and everyday conveniences close to campus

Advance your nursing leadership career in a high‑impact specialty role while enjoying a welcoming community, mountain views, and the lifestyle that makes Utah a desirable place to live and work.

Schedule:

• No Call Shifts or on call requirement

Essential Functions:

• Identify critical values, interpret data, and enter key points into the ELSO registry.
• Initiate, maintain, and troubleshoot ECMO circuits, partnering with critical care nursing for patient care.
• Set up, operate, and manage ECMO machines during procedures.
• Monitor and adjust ECMO circuit settings as per ECMO physician's parameters.
• Continuously monitor patients receiving ECMO therapy, adjusting settings as needed.
• Assess cardiopulmonary status, recommend administration of blood products, fluids, and medications.
• Maintain ECMO equipment and troubleshoot issues effectively.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, consult with ECMO physicians, educate staff, document patient information, and participate in research and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills:

• Nursing
• Life Support
• Patient Care
• Acute Care
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Nursing Process
• BLS for Healthcare Providers
• Patient Care Coordination

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current RN license in state of practice
• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified). Registered Nurses (RNs) hired or promoted into this role must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four years of their hire or promotion date. If there is an existing education agreement, that agreement will take precedence.
• BLS Certification for healthcare providers.
• Unit specific certification as required (i.e., ACLS, PALS, etc).
• ELSO ECMO Specialist Certification required within one year of starting in role. Required to complete initial training of 40 hours of didactic and 40 hours of hands-on training. Along with ongoing quarterly education according to ELSO standards.
• 2 years of clinical nursing experience.
• Experience in assigned clinical area.
• Leadership and mentoring experience.
• Basic computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$44.42 - $65.70

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.