ECMO Specialist In Training
Company: Innovative ECMO Concepts
Location: Washington
Posted on: June 25, 2025
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Job Description:
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. Job
Location: Washington D.C. area Employment Type: Full-Time Job
Summary: The ECMO Specialist in Training is a precursor to the ECMO
Specialist I. The ECMO Specialist in Training will develop the
basic entry-level knowledge to become an ECMO Specialist I through
a systematic educational experience consisting of didactic
training, wet labs, and precepted bedside hours. Job
Responsibilities: - Skills and Knowledge: - - Excellent
communication skills are necessary to work with all hospital
employees, physicians, patients, family members, and community
professionals. - Has completed IEC onboarding and preliminary
credentialing. - Training: - - Develop skills and knowledge related
to extracorporeal life support through the completion of ECLS
education modules, wet labs, and hands-on circuit training. -
Introduction to multiple ECLS systems including: Cardiohelp,
CentriMag, Spectrum, & Rotaflow. - Bedside precepted hours with
tenured ECMO Specialists. - Demonstrate competency during training
and assessments with all ECLS equipment and ancillary tools. - New
Specialists will demonstrate safe and conscientious practices with
a preceptor and complete basic ECLS competency prior to solo
staffing. - ECLS knowledge assessments will be performed to aid
recognition of individual strengths and weaknesses to foster
personalized education & training. - Competencies: - - Mastery of
the following competencies required: - - Complete competencies on
one ECLS pump system prior to the first solo deployment. - Complete
competencies in Cardiohelp and at least one variety of a component
system pump within the first 3 months of employment. - Demonstrate
a complete circuit check and verbalize the significance of the
findings and potential concerns. - Activate and set appropriate
alarms on any pump to which they've been oriented. - Properly
identify alarms and respond appropriately. - Interpret ABGs and
make appropriate sweep changes based on standard sweep calculation
as directed. - Make appropriate adjustments to blood flow as
directed and anticipate the changes in pressure and flow variables
being monitored. - Recognize changes in venous, pre-oxygenator,
post-oxygenator, and delta pressures and verbalize the
significance, possible concerns or complications, and potential
causes. - Verbalize two situations when it is appropriate to hand
crank. - Demonstrate how to use a hand crank properly or switch to
a backup pump (Centrimag) on any piece of equipment to which
they've been oriented. - Recognize venous air and respond
appropriately. - Demonstrate safe removal of arterial air. -
Recognize two types of oxygenator failure and make appropriate
recommendations. - Demonstrate the ability to zero transducers and
flush pigtails as needed. - Demonstrate how to change a cracked
pigtail and/or stopcock safely and efficiently. - Demonstrate how
to make temperature changes on any heater/cooler system. -
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. - Communication: - - IEC has a robust administrative
team promoting an expanding business model pursuant to multiple
avenues of patient support opportunities. An ECMO Specialist in
Training 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. Minimum
Requirements: - Bachelor's degree desirable in nursing, respiratory
care, or perfusion technology from an accredited training program.
Associate degree with 2-3 years of related Critical Care &/or
ECLS experience will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
- Maintain unencumbered professional licenses (RN, RRT, CCP).
Additional individual state licenses may be necessary. - Maintain
AHA credentials in BLS - Thorough understanding of anatomy,
physiology - Excellent communication skills are necessary to work
with all hospital employees, physicians, co-workers, and community
professionals. - Must possess exceptional interpersonal skills,
including the ability to quickly develop relationships with
existing and potential customers. 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. Compensation and
Benefits: - During the ECMO training period, the starting base pay
for the position will be $42,500 per year, paid at an exempt,
salary basis. - Innovative ECMO Concepts (IEC) is proud to offer
100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance for
full-time employees. IEC covers 70% of the health, vision, and
dental insurance costs for full-time employees" dependents.
Eligible dependents may be added to the employee"s benefits
selections, with 30% of the premium costs deducted from the
employee"s payroll. - Full-time employees are covered under the IEC
term life, accidental death and dismemberment, and short and
long-term disability plans. IEC pays premiums on behalf of the
employee. - Full-Time employees are eligible to participate in our
Simple IRA, with the company matching up to 3%. - IEC benefits do
not require a waiting period, so benefits are effective the first
of the month following benefits enrollment. - Paid Time Off (PTO)
is offered to Full-Time employees. PM25
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