Pediatric ECMO Specialist (RN or RRT)

Job Description

Job Description

About the Opportunity

Join a nationally recognized Pediatric ECMO team providing lifesaving care to critically ill infants and children. As an ECMO Specialist, you’ll operate advanced life-support systems and collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary pediatric and neonatal intensive care team.

This position is ideal for a highly skilled Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with prior ECMO experience and a strong background in pediatric or neonatal critical care .

What You’ll Do

• Operate and monitor ECMO systems during critical procedures in pediatric and neonatal settings.
• Deliver expert bedside care and manage life-support therapies for critically ill patients.
• Collaborate with physicians, perfusionists, respiratory therapists, and nursing staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Respond to rapid response and emergency situations as part of the ECMO team.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and document ECMO circuit performance and parameters.
• Follow all infection-control and patient-safety standards, ensuring the highest quality of care.
• Participate in ongoing ECMO training, simulations, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a resource and mentor for ECMO practices, pediatric critical care, and respiratory management.

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ECMO, Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Respiratory Therapy, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), Registered Nurse (RN), Critical Care Nursing, Cardiac Monitoring, Ventilator Management, BLS, ACLS, PALS, Pediatric Critical Care, Emergency Response, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Patient Safety, Infection Control, Critical Thinking.