ECMO Specialist I, Respiratory Therapist

Job Description

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking dedicated and compassionate ECMO Specialist to join our dynamic healthcare team.

As an ECMO Specialist this is your opportunity to grow, learn, and make a meaningful impact on the lives of our patients and communities.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS :

• Sign-On Bonus : $15,000 sign-on bonus, provided the candidate meets the eligibility requirements
• Relocation Assistance : $10,000 Relocation Assistance for qualified candidates
• Location : Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
• Shift Schedule : Full Time Nights

WHAT WE OFFER :

• Day 1 Health Coverage : Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
• Generous PTO : Accrual starts at 25 days / year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Retirement : Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions

JOB SUMMARY :

Provides quality Respiratory Care according to departmental policy for the following patient groups : Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric.

Performs approved procedures and monitoring of equipment to promote a positive outcome. The Advanced Level Practitioner educates the patient, medical house staff and other allied health professionals to assure continuity of care.

Assists with clinical instruction and skill building of Respiratory Care student practitioners. Evaluates and implements procedures based on appropriate utilization of current trends in cardio-respiratory technology and Extra Corporeal Life Support.

MUST HAVE :

• RRT Required
• Minimum 2 years Critical Care Experience
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
• Licensed to practice as an RCP in the state of North Carolina
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) AND Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Maintain ECMO Specialist endorsement on NC Board of Respiratory Care (licensing board)
• Certification for specific area of practice
• Certification by WFBH as an Extra Corporeal Life Support Specialist

NICE TO HAVE :

• Prior experience with ECMO not required and training will be provided.
• Previous CVICU experience preferred

About Us

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians;

and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond.

As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team.

Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

About the Team

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence - always