ECMO SpecialistFull Time Nights

ECMO Specialist—Full Time Nights 
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

WORK LOCATION\:  Texas Health Dallas is located at 8200 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75231
WORK SCHEDULE:  Full Time Nights (7P-7A) for 36 hrs./ week. On call, Weekend, and holiday requirements  
 

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

•    This role is an exciting opportunity to help develop a new ECMO unit. 
•    All ECMO patients will be managed in the CVICU which is a 24-bed intensive care unit that specializes in advanced Cardiac and Vascular surgical procedures. The ECMO team will respond to patients all over the hospital. 
•    We are excited to grow our team to provide eCPR to not only all patients at THD, but also the surrounding community. 
•    We have board-certified critical care physicians directly oversee patient care in the ICU throughout the day. Providers are on the unit 24 hours a day. 
•    The staffing acuity is a 3\:1 pump ratio
 

HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

•    Associate degree Nursing (ADN) or Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required 
•    Bachelor's Degree BSN OR BSRC Preferred 
•    3 years of Critical Care Nursing (MICU, CICU, CCU, TICU, etc.)  OR 3 years as Registered Respiratory Therapist experience required. 
•    One-year ECMO Specialist experience preferred.
•    Acute Care setting strongly preferred.
•    RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required OR
•    RRT – Registered Respiratory Therapist Upon Hire Required
•    RCP – Respiratory Care Practitioner Upon Hire Required AND
•    BLS--Basic Cardiac Life Support—Prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
•    ACLS—Advanced Cardiac Life Support—within 90 days of hire required 
•    CES-A—Certified ECMO Specialist- Adult—Upon hire Preferred OR
•    E-AEC—Advanced ECMO Specialist Certification—Upon hire Preferred OR
•    ACCS Adult Critical Care Specialist (RRT) Upon Hire Preferred

HERE’S WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

•    Facilitates safe and orderly operation of extra-corporeal circuit according to ECMO protocol including but not limited to\: drawing blood samples, administering medication, fluids and blood products, monitoring and intervening for circuit complication
•    Assist with ECMO Cannulation/Initiation and all ECMO emergencies.
•    Maintaining anticoagulation therapy; analyzing activated coagulation time (ACT), blood gas, chemistry panel, HGB/HCT, adjusting the gas and pump flow, monitoring, and maintaining dynamic pressures and blood flow of the circuit.
•    Assures complete documentation of ECMO records.
•    Provides effective instructions to patients and family members.
•    Manages rapid accurate decisions regarding severe diseases, chronic illness, death and dying with the ability to cope in these stressful situations.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Employee

•    Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, replace with student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits.
•    Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
•    Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
•    A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

MORE ABOUT TEXAS HEALTH DALLAS:

For more than a half-century, Texas Health Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We’re an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966.  We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services and emergency medicine. Plus, we’re a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women’s imaging services.  Texas Health Dallas is a joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center and a designated Magnet hospital. We’re a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

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