Ecmo Specialist, Perfusion Services, Varied Shift at UC HEALTH LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio

Job Description:

Ecmo Specialist, Night Shift, Perfusion Services Department

UC Health is hiring a Full-Time Ecmo Specialist for the Perfusion Services Department for a night shift at University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Specialist is responsible for all aspects of monitoring and troubleshooting of the ECMO circuit and related equipment during the treatment period. The ECMO Specialist is also responsible for collaborating with bedside RNs, physicians, and other members of the health care team to coordinate care for these very complex patients.

About University of Cincinnati Medical Center

As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati's academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.

UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati's only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment's notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries.Education and Experience Requirements:

• Associates degree in respiratory therapy, required


• Graduate of a COARC approved respiratory care program, required


• Registered Respiratory Therapy Certification, required


• Current Basic Life Support Certification, required


• 2 Years of equivalent experience, required


• 3- 5 Years of equivalent experience, preferred

Join our team as a Ecmo Therapist in our perfusion services department and work alongside the best and brightest clinical teams collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.

Join our team to BE UC Health. Be Extraordinary. Be Supported. Be Hope. Apply Today!

About UC Health

UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching-a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care, Bridgeway Pointe Assisted Living, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com.Job Responsibilities

• Management of patients on ECMO support. Assess, collaborate, plan, and implement the daily ECMO plan of care with the interdisciplinary care team.


• Recommend appropriate changes to current patient management based on new information or changing patient status. Assist with logistics of cannulation and de-cannulation of patients on ECMO. Generate and compile appropriate documentation and charges related to ECMO Manage planned and emergent disruption of ECMO; replace circuit components under normal and emergent conditions.


• Monitor pump function throughout patient therapy while maintaining pump and circuit integrity Monitor circuit volume and administer products, medications, and/or volume as directed Monitor anticoagulation, electrolyte acid-base balance, and blood gas composition and adjust ECMO circuit as directed.


• Demonstrates critical thinking, accountability, flexibility, and a cooperative attitude in meeting the needs of the unit.

Job Responsibilities

• Management of patients on ECMO support. Assess, collaborate, plan, and implement the daily ECMO plan of care with the interdisciplinary care team.


• Recommend appropriate changes to current patient management based on new information or changing patient status. Assist with logistics of cannulation and de-cannulation of patients on ECMO. Generate and compile appropriate documentation and charges related to ECMO Manage planned and emergent disruption of ECMO; replace circuit components under normal and emergent conditions.


• Monitor pump function throughout patient therapy while maintaining pump and circuit integrity Monitor circuit volume and administer products, medications, and/or volume as directed Monitor anticoagulation, electrolyte acid-base balance, and blood gas composition and adjust ECMO circuit as directed.


• Demonstrates critical thinking, accountability, flexibility, and a cooperative attitude in meeting the needs of the unit.

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