Location: Pride,LA, USA
About Innovative ECMO Concepts:
Founded in 2014, Innovative ECMO Concepts (IEC) assembled a group of ECLS experts who shared a single vision and passion: to support the ECLS community. Innovative ECMO Concepts saw firsthand the need for more consistent, evidence-based ECMO training, education, and practice. Our mission and vision were born from our goal to increase ECMO knowledge and provide excellent quality care to the ECMO population. Our intent is to support the ECLS community by providing ECMO training and expertise to advance the rapidly growing ECLS field. We are the only company offering a complete service package, utilizing leaders in the ECLS community.
Job Location:
Compensation and Benefits:
Employment Type & Scheduling Requirements:
This is a Full-Time position.
Job Responsibilities:
Understand and promote company ECMO staffing, education and transport offerings.
The ECLS Co-Coordinator is expected to provide on-call availability with 45-minute recall to the hospital.
Coordinators will make themselves available to the executives of Innovative ECMO Concepts, Inc., the hospital leadership and direct reports during business and off-business hours for emergencies.
Setup, prime and initiation of ECMO support
Accurately identify and diagnose ECMO circuit/component issues and provide/conduct safe alternatives to rectify the issue, evaluate and communicate results
Evaluate the patients medical records and make recommendations based upon the physicians' orders and goals
Coordinates and conduct ECMO didactic education as well as simulation (wet lab) education as requested
Maintains professionalism and good interpersonal communications skills during interactions with all team members, hospital employees as well as patients and their families. This collaborative effort with all members of the healthcare team will be demonstrated through a commitment to courteous, sincere and sensitive customer service
Works with the Innovative ECMO Concepts, Inc. Co-Owners, Nursing Leadership Team, Respiratory Care Leadership Team, Perfusion and the ECMO Medical Directors to define quality initiatives for the ECLS program
Complies with the hospital initiatives and quality improvement projects within the organization
Participate in formal mortality & morbidity review of ECMO cases with the medical directors
Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, knowledge and skill of team members, as well as cost in planning and delivering care
Ensures that ECLS equipment is in working order
Ensures disposable equipment is available for use
Orders/rents additional equipment as needed
Complies with hospital performance standards and remains a positive role model for others
Provide didactic training, bedside orientation and precept new ECMO Specialists that will ultimately provide direct patient and family centered care
Provide ongoing feedback to employees regarding work performance through verbal and written communication
Encourages professionalism amongst the team members and encourage others to take leadership role/responsibilities
Ensures appropriate ECMO scheduling and staffing levels are maintained
Actively participates, in growth of the program and implementation of new initiatives
Actively participates in committees and meetings
Completes and ensures the ECMO team members complete hospital based annual training and competencies
Determines needed educational activities for all new procedures or new equipment, implements and documents the conduct of this education
Coordinate the utilization of new equipment in the various program areas and ensures end users fully understand the operations and functionality of the equipment
Develop and/or review hospital-based education for patients and families
Resolve client complaints regarding services directly or indirectly through the engagement and coordination of additional company resources.
Other duties as assigned by the executive leadership team.
Minimum Requirements:
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to effectively communicate and perform in stressful situations.
Must be able to see, hear, stand, walk, stoop, bend, squat, for prolonged periods without accommodations.
Must be able to read, speak, and write English.
Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with assistance.
Must be able to work independently for extended periods without leaving the patient care area.
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust.
Compensation details: 120###-####00 Yearly Salary
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