ECMO Primer RN - Sign On Bonus

Company: HCA Healthcare
Location: New Braunfels
Posted on: September 14, 2021

Job Description:

Description

SIGN-ON Bonus offered!

Here at Methodist Healthcare, our everyday decisions are founded on compassion. Apply today and join a team that is dedicated to serving others in need.

• • Student Loan Repayment
  • Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs
  • Paid Time Off
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Moving, mortgage, and real estate assistance
  • 100% matching 401k based on years of service
  • Identity Theft Protection discounts
  • Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

ECMO Primer RN:

• Work in collaboration with highly skilled ECMO trained physicians as well as specialty trained cardiologists, intensive care physicians, and heart failure physicians
• Accurate patient information review and evaluation o Uses at least two ways to identify patients before performing procedure o Accesses the patient medical record appropriately
• Infection Prevention o Practices consistent hand hygiene o Uses personal protective equipment (PPE) o Required immunizations per Division requirements o Complies with Isolation precautions
• Preps, builds, and primes ECMO circuits  o Maintains equipment in good working order 

o Demonstrates effective infection control practices related to equipment operation

• ECMO procedures

• Bilateral site cannulation to dual lumen cannulation o Transition to hybrid ECMO configuration  o Implant of dual lumen cannula o Circuit changes, adding pigtails, and adding pressure lines o In-House Transports
• Assist physical therapy and occupational therapy

• ECMO circuit advanced troubleshooting and emergencies
  • Monitor o Thrombosis o Function o Equipment failure
  • Air 
  • Accidental decannulation
• Instruct and mentor ECMO specialist 
• Annual Competency skills validation
• Complete 3 clear primes quarterly in wet labs or clinical scenarios
• Participate in at least one prime/ECMO initiation or circuit change
• Must work at least two 12 hour ECMO Specialist shifts in a six month period

• Employee completes initial and ongoing training and competencies as defined by service line, facility and department/unit which are specific to the needs of the patient population served (if applicable). 

What You Will Do In Your Role:

• You will consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients

• You will collaborate with the patient care team to achieve quality patient outcomes

• You will provide communication, confidence, and professionalism as evidenced by active engagement in unit and organizational activities

• You will demonstrate team work, adaptability, and serving as a resource to the patient care team

• You will have accountability for delivering quality nursing care services and for promoting a positive image of nursing

Qualifications

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are actively interviewing so apply today!

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