ECMO Specialist

Amsect; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amsect seeks an ECMO Specialist currently enrolled in the ECMO Training Program to develop skills for establishing, managing and controlling ECMO support in acutely ill patients across ages. You will troubleshoot devices under supervision and provide ongoing physiologic surveillance in a critical care setting.

The role requires RRT credentials, MA licensure and progression toward NPS within six months, with responsibilities spanning airway management and medication administration per hospital

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy.
• Minimum of one year of experience as BCH Respiratory Therapist with eligibility for RT II promotion, or one year of external ECMO experience.
• Current Massachusetts license as a Respiratory Therapist.
• Current NBRC credential as an RRT; NPS credential must be obtained within 6 months of entry into the role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain ECMO skills to proficiently establish, manage and control ECMO technology.
• Troubleshoot ECMO devices and related equipment under supervision.
• Provide ongoing care through surveillance of clinical and physiologic parameters.
• Administer and document blood products and medications per hospital standards.
• Provide airway and ventilator management as part of scope of practice.

Skills

ECMO experience

Respiratory Therapy

Education

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy

Massachusetts Respiratory Therapist License

NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) within 6 months

Job description

The ECMO Specialist is enrolled and actively participating in the department’s ECMO Training Program. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining the skills necessary to proficiently and safely establish, manage, and control extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology and assist with associated procedures in acutely ill patients of all ages in critical care settings. The specialist will learn to troubleshoot devices and associated equipment under the supervision of experienced ECMO personnel, provide ongoing care through surveillance of clinical and physiologic parameters, adjust ECLS devices as needed, administer and document blood products and medications in accordance with hospital standards, provide airway and ventilator management, and perform the full scope of practice of a Respiratory Therapist II.

Requirements

• Required: Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy
• Required: A minimum of one year of experience as a BCH Respiratory Therapist with eligibility for promotion to RT II, or one year of external ECMO experience
• Required: Current Massachusetts license as a Respiratory Therapist
• Required: Current credential by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT); Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) credential must be obtained within 6 months of entry into the role