About Innovative ECMO Concepts
In January 2014, Innovative ECMO Concepts (IEC) was formed by a group of Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) experts who shared a single vision, mission, and passion to support the growing ECLS community. Our company educates and supports the Extracorporeal Life Support community through providing highly trained specialists for bedside support, conducting ECLS patient transports, evaluating and building ECLS programs while continuing quality improvement initiatives and research aimed at advancing the ECLS field.
Mission Statement
Provide superior support to the ECLS community with a focus on improving patient outcomes. Through education, research, and evaluation of current ECLS data, we strive to promote the best evidence-based medical practices available today.
Vision Statement
With a multi-disciplinary approach, we will provide the ECLS community with consistent and reliable services including education, staffing, patient transport, program evaluations, team building strategies and perfusion services.
Core Values
At Innovative ECMO, our five-core values state who we are and what we stand for as a company. As we continue to grow, we strive to ensure that our core values remain alive and well. As an Innovative ECMO Concepts team member, we ask that you commit to our core values.
Be a Great Team Player - Treat yourself and others with respect.
Growth - Constantly look for ways to improve.
Commitment - Believe in Innovative ECMO Concepts mission of helping patients.
Honesty and Integrity - Conduct yourself with honesty, integrity and transparency at all times.
Customer Service - Listen, understand and be attentive to customer"s needs. Be the reason why IEC is requested
Advance Your Career, Transform Patient Lives
At Innovative ECMO Concepts, every team member is essential to advancing ECMO care and transforming patient outcomes. We offer a flexible, rewarding career with top-tier training, industry-leading benefits, and the prestige of Joint Commission accreditation. Join a passionate team that values your expertise and is dedicated to setting new standards in healthcare. If you"re ready to make a lasting impact on patients" lives and shape the future of ECMO, we invite you to join us today!
Accredited by the Joint Commission
Innovative ECMO Concepts is proud to be accredited by the Joint Commission, reflecting our commitment to excellence in ECMO care. This gold seal signifies our high standards, dedication to continuous improvement, and focus on advancing patient care with cutting-edge, compassionate medical services.
Founded in 2014, Innovative ECMO Concepts assembled a group of ECLS experts who shared a single vision and passion: to support the ECLS community. Innovative ECMO Concepts saw first hand 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. It is our intent to support the ECLS community by providing ECMO training and expertise aimed at advancing the rapidly growing ECLS field. We are the only company offering a complete service package, utilizing leaders in the ECLS community.
With Innovative ECMO Concepts, you get:
Experienced medical professionals proficient in all ECMO platforms – including MDs, RNs, RRTs and perfusionists.A highly trained transport team from the nation's only non-hospital, non-military based ECMO transport center.A resource with extensive experience with ECMO patients of all ages, at centers nationwide.
About Our Team
We provide a wide range of services to suit your individual institutional needs. Our ECLS team is highly trained, with experience that is second to none. Each member of our team has extensive, instructor-level ECLS experience in all modes of extracorporeal technology. This allows us the flexibility to adapt to any institution's needs. Our knowledge is your knowledge – we bring our years of experience to your institution so it is immediately available to your staff.
About the Role
Job Title: ECMO Specialist
Location: Bay Area, California
(On-Site; Must be local and within driving distance)
Employment Status: PRN position
Scheduling Requirements:
The PRN ECMO Specialist must be willing to provide a minimum of 5 days of availability throughout each month.
Job Summary:
The ECMO Specialist provides bedside critical care assistance to patients receiving ECMO therapy within IEC customer facilities. The ECMO Specialist I have a functional understanding of extracorporeal life support (ECLS), mechanical circulatory support (MCS), and will participate in required IEC training for continuing education and experience. This position regularly reports to the clinical operations manager, however at specific accounts an alternate IEC designee/coordinator may serve as an initial contact person in the chain of command.
Compensation and Benefits:
Competitive compensation is offered, with pay rates ranging from $750 to $1,100 per shift.Holiday bonus and crisis pay opportunities.Employees may elect to participate in the employer"s Guideline 401(k) retirement plan. Participants may make pre-tax or Roth contributions to a retirement account. IEC matches contributions at 100% of the first 1% of the employee"s deferrals and 50% of deferrals between 1% and 6% of the employee's salary.Exemplary training program.
Job Responsibilities:
Skills and Knowledge:Excellent communication skills necessary to work with all hospital employees, physicians, patients, family members and community professionals. Clinical Duties: Provide continuous monitoring of the ECLS patient and circuit (up to a 1:3 ratio, Specialist: patients). Monitor and adjust the ECLS blood flow and sweep gas flow per established guidelines or physician/advanced practice provider orders. Recommend appropriate changes to patient management based on relevant patient data and/or changing patient status. Review all laboratory and radiographic reports related to the ECLS patient and report any irregularity immediately to ECLS physician/advanced practice provider. Collaborate with the ECLS physician/advanced practice provider, ECLS Specialists and other health care professionals to coordinate all tests and evaluations. Perform other duties as assigned, in accordance with training and competency level, by the ECLS physician/advanced practice provider, the clinical operations manager, director of education, coordinators of Innovative ECMO Concepts, co-coordinators of Innovative ECMO Concepts Inc., or designee. Documentation: Responsibly use ADP and Concur apps/websites to log hours worked, location, and work-related expenses. Efficiently employ technology to independently schedule flights, hotels, car rentals, etc.Document appropriately in the patient chart in accordance with hospital guidelines.Communication:An ECLS Specialist I will communicate professionally and in a timely manner with an administrative team that includes Scheduling & Logistics, Credentialing, as well as Leadership personnel.Promote IEC culture and professional standards in a positive manner.Will have professional dialogue about ECLS and medical management with the ECLS physician/advanced practice provider but should not undermine their decisions or communicate negative opposition to the patient, the patient's family or designee, or other medical staff in that facility.Training:Develop skills and knowledge related to extracorporeal life support through completion of ECLS education modules, Wet Labs, and Hands-on circuit training.Introduction to multiple ECLS systems including: Cardiohelp, CentriMag, Spectrum, & Rotaflow. Demonstrate competency during training and assessments with all ECLS equipment and ancillary tools.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree preferred. Associate degree with 2-3 years of related Critical Care &/or ECLS experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree.Maintain unencumbered professional license (RN, RRT, CCP).For RNs, a Nurse Compact license, if applicable, will be maintained for travelers; additionally, individual state licenses may be necessary.For RRTs, requested individual state licenses will be maintained for travelers.For CCPs, requested state licenses will be maintained for travelers.Maintain advanced credentials as applicable to each profession. Maintain AHA credentials in BLS
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to effectively communicate and perform in stressful situations. Must be able to stand, walk, see, hear, read, speak, and write for prolonged periods without accommodations. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with assistance.
Interested and have questions?
Company # 800-874-ECMO (3266)
Email: careers@innovativeecmo.com
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