ECMO Specialist - RN - Cardiac ECMO Full-time Rotating

Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 59,236 - 94,778; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year

$10,000 Student Loan Repayment

$1,000 Professional Development per year

$250 Wellbeing Fund per year

Matching 401(k)

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance

Annual Employee Salary Increase

Paid time off and Holiday pay

Job summary

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is hiring an ECMO Specialist – RN in Chicago, Illinois. This role involves monitoring and adjusting ECMO circuits, providing support during emergency situations, and working closely with the interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care. The position requires a nursing degree and licensure in Illinois, as well as certifications in BLS and ACLS. The hospital offers competitive hourly pay and various benefits including tuition reimbursement and loan repayment.

Qualifications

• Must have BLS and ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• 2 years of CTICU experience preferred.
• CCRN certification for nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors, operates, and adjusts ECMO circuits for patients.
• Assists team with cannulation and emergency calls.
• Completes shift documentation and billing for patient data.

Skills

Knowledge of ECMO circuit operation

Troubleshooting skills

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Registered Professional Nurse licensure in Illinois

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is $43.00 - $68.80 (Hourly Rate). Placement within the salary range is dependent on several factors such as relevant work experience and internal equity. For positions represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range is guided by the rules outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.

Benefits

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year ($125 for part-time)
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

Job Description

The ECMO Specialist – RN reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitors, operates, and adjusts ECMO circuits and the components to maintain patient specific parameters.
• Continually assesses and evaluates ECMO circuit and troubleshoots any difficulties.
• Assists team members with cannulation and responds to eCPR, SHOCK, and lung rescue calls.
• Able to set up and prime ECMO circuits independently.
• Completes shift audit of unused circuits and equipment to ensure seamless deployment.
• Competent in troubleshooting skills within circuit.
• Independent intra/inter hospital transport as part of interdisciplinary teams.
• Confidently differentiates physiology for VV and VA ECMO indications.
• Partners with ECMO Coordinators and Physician Leadership to advance the ECMO program within and across NM system.
• Assists in staff training and competencies and quality and outcome review to ensure alignment with the ELSO guidelines.
• Adheres to established system policies and procedures related to ECMO management.
• Acts as a resource to the interdisciplinary team for safe management of ECMO circuit.
• Establishes connection for CRRT to the ECMO circuit.
• Maintains scheduled pre and post oxygenator gases and necessary laboratory monitoring.
• Completes required shift documentation regarding patient progress.
• Completes necessary billing documents and data capture for database management and improvement of quality outcome measurement.
• Maintains and completes necessary bi-annual competencies and training per ELSO guidelines.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required.
• Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the State of Illinois required.
• BLS – American Heart Association.
• ACLs – American Heart Association.

Preferred

• 2 years of CTICU experience.
• CCRN for nursing.

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.