Ecmo/Mcs Coordinator

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The ECMO/MCS Coordinator reports to Corporate VP, Cardiovascular Service Line LCMC Health with secondary reporting relationship to Medical Directors, Mechanical Circulatory Support and ECMO (EJGH), Medical Director, and ECMO (UMCNO).

This job is Full-Time, Day Shift-Monday-Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm (Some flexibility needed for after hours, weekend as needed for coverage or program development.) Primary Site: EJGH; Secondary Site: UMCNO

POSITION SUMMARY:

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Provides input into inventory and budgeting for ECMO and temporary MCS equipment and supplies, ECMO cart and equipment availability
• Performs serial audits of equipment par levels and identifies additional equipment requirements and facilitates ordering
• Facilitating the interprofessional ECMO workgroup and achievement of priority interventions
• Attendance at regular ECMO/MCS committee meetings at each site, and ad hoc meetings as needed
• Performs and presents results of serial audits of consults and cases, and a yearly summary activities
• Collaborating to analyze and accomplish goals for HF, LVAD, and cardiac surgery databases, and ACC and DNV accreditation standards as they relate to ECMO/MCS programs
• Serves as a liaison between the team, IT, and data platforms.
• Responsible for planning, development, and implementation of program goals and operational changes to ensure goals are met.
• Assists in system-level ECMO transport protocol development.
• Participates in shock team performance improvement as appropriate.

Clinical Care Coordination:

• EJGH:

• Facilitates and coordinates the care delivered to patients in shock, respiratory failure or cardiorespiratory failure needing short or long-term mechanical circulatory support through collaboration with the interprofessional team and patient/family.

• Coordination involves bedside presence, assessment, planning, monitoring, intervention, and evaluation of patient care and outcomes.

• Operates extracorporeal circuit, pump, related equipment, participates in rounds, reviews lab and blood gas results and recommends / implements changes within defined protocol as ordered by ECMO physician.

• Assists in circuit adjustments including pump flow, gas exchange, hemofiltration, anticoagulation as ordered by the ECMO physician.

• Assists in troubleshooting ECMO circuit.

• Assists bedside clinicians with impella CP, RP, 5.5, other temporary MCS devices to achieve goals of care.

• UMCNO:

• Provides oversight and performs serial real-time review of care delivered to patients with cardiac, respiratory, or cardiorespiratory failure undergoing ECMO support with or without additional mechanical circulatory support

• Assists bedside ECMO and ICU physicians as needed and provides recommendations for management of ECMO circuit, including, but not limited to, pump flow, gas exchange, hemofiltration, anti-coagulation, circuit changes

• Provides in-person guidance on care plans upon initiation of all ECMO cases as required by the ECMO physicians

• Assists in troubleshooting of ECMO circuit, in-person or remotely, as clinically indicated

Outcome Management:

• Ensures ongoing improvements in quality, accreditation, and operational outcomes are delivered within appropriate length of stay targets.
• Develops and refines ECMO/MCS structures and processes to continuously improve the outcomes of care of patients with cardiac, respiratory, and cardiorespiratory failure who undergo ECMO and/or other MCS
• Promotes excellence in ECMO care through maintenance and management of the ELSO registry, ELSO pathway to excellence and award status, protocols/guidelines in collaboration with the director of heart and vascular programs and outcomes, performance improvement department, MCS and ECMO Medical Directors at each site, and other physicians and team members.
• Ensures accurate data entry, analysis, and presentation of data and processes to various teams, and facilitates the use of outcomes data to make improvements in patient care.

Education related to ECMO/MCS (Both EJGH & UMCNO):

• Coordinates and conducts regular, formal education sessions for the bedside ECMO specialists and verifies competency; identifies areas for improvement and designs and implements education plans accordingly
• Provides informal education at the bedside for team members during the care of patients undergoing ECMO
• Conducts education sessions with up-to-date information for all ECMO clinicians; assesses ECMO clinicians periodically and identifies opportunities for growth and helps to establish education programs to meet those opportunities
• Conducts education sessions for other physicians, trainees, nurses, and allied health professionals who provide care to patients undergoing ECMO and/or MCS
• Assists with hemodynamic and temporary MCS educational needs assessment and helps to facilitate education to meet needs.
• Coordinates community and family outreach and education

DELIVERABLES:

• 10 formal in-person education sessions provided at each of the two sites
• Achieve ELSO memberships for each site within 1 year
• Report required ECMO case data to ELSO registry at least quarterly
• Conduct audits of consults and cases and present results monthly
• Review ECMO/MCS protocols at each site once per year; recommend changes as needed
• Develop a plan and timeline for application for each site to become an ELSO Center of Excellence

Job Requirements:

Education:

Required: Registered Nurse, perfusionist, or respiratory therapist with strong interest in evidence-based practice

Preferred: Bachelor of science in nursing, Master of Nursing, Master of Science in cardiovascular perfusion, or bachelor's degree in cardiopulmonary science or respiratory therapy.

Experience:

Preferred: 2-5 years of cardiovascular experience, including telemetry/CCU/ICU for nurses and respiratory therapists

License/Certification:

Required: Registered Nurse, perfusionist, or respiratory therapist with BLS, ACLS

Preferred: Board certification, such as Cardiac/Vascular Nursing, CHFN, PCCN, CCRN, VAD-C, CES-A, E-EAC, or willingness to obtain appropriate specialty board certification within 12 months of hire or as soon as requirements met.

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

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