ECMO Coordinator - RN Job Listing at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC (Job ID 1296062400)

Description

Inpatient Services  
Full Time
Any 
Any

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.

Responsible and accountable for the development, implementation, operations, and evaluation of the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program. The ECMO Coordinator is a technical expert in the field of Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) practices and is responsible for the oversight of a highly complex patient population and program. This position assumes responsibility for processes and performance improvement opportunities as they relate to the ECMO Program. This includes monitoring the clinical care of patients and providing clinical support to improve patient care and patient outcomes.  As well as assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care delivered. The ECMO Coordinator is a role model, patient advocate, change agent, leader and cost-effective clinician. All responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the mission, vision, strategic imperatives and standards of the LCHD, American Nurses Association standards and specialty professional association standards and in accordance with the provisions set forth by the SC Nurse Practice Act.

Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
Minimum Years of Experience: 4 Years of Experience in Acute Care Nursing
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: National nursing certification in specialty at time of hire/promotion or must obtain within 6 months of hire/promotion into role. 

Current RN license to practice in the State of South Carolina;
  
Maintains certification in ACLS
Required Training: None

• Develops and establishes operational and strategic goals and objectives consistent with ECLS standards of care
• Provides supervision to ECMO staff and ensures proper standards of care have been implemented
• Recommends appropriate ECMO staffing levels 
• Provides expert oversight for the clinical aspects of the ECMO program in collaboration with the Critical Care Medical Director & Critical Care Nursing Director
• Develop, implement and maintain ECMO policies and procedures
• Oversees and collects operational and benchmarking data and recommends improvement targets to the Critical Care/ECMO Steering Committee 
• Monitors clinical processes, outcomes, and system issues related to ECMO care provided
• Ensure staff are trained on current ECMO standards of care and technology 
• Recommend and provide oversight for annual ongoing education to ensure competency of the ECMO staff
• Ensure documentation and reporting requirements are met
• Maintain proper functioning of equipment and adequate amount of supply par levels
• Ensure the safe and proper set-up of ECMO equipment and troubleshooting
• Maintains current competency in pump technology

• Maintains ECMO budget based on direction provided 
• Serves as a resource and role model to all members of the patient care team for patient care and professionalism.
• Identifies, synthesizes, and interprets sources of data using reasonable clinical judgement to respond to dynamic situations in a timely and effective manner 
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential. 
• Uses ethical decision making processes and advocates for acceptable patient outcomes. 
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations. 
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to complex situations
• Efficient conflict resolution and problem solving skills
• Demonstrates effective teamwork skills and maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods
• Serve as back-up to the ECMO Specialist as needed
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
• Maintains required certifications. Earns a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education annually within specialty
• Ensure Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals are discarded, stored, and managed with other compatible waste streams in containers that are properly labeled and closed prior to being shipped offsite for proper disposal. Initial RCRA training is received within 6 months of the hire date and continuing with annual RCRA training.
• Performs all other duties as assigned

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits 
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one.  LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary 
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.