Division Coordinator ECMO
Company: HCA Healthcare
Location: Austin
Posted on: January 26, 2023
Job Description:
Description IntroductionWant to join a team of daring managers
who care without reservations or limits? Our St. David's HealthCare
team is looking for a(an) Division Coordinator ECMO. HCA Healthcare
is an advanced healthcare network that has committed up to $300
million to our incredible team members over the course of three
years.BenefitsSt. David's HealthCare, offers a total rewards
package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of
our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services
at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and
behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and
free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and
disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental
health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital
indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection,
legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet
insurance and more.
- Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical
and financial wellbeing
- Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder
care resources and consumer discounts
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on
years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Retirement readiness and rollover services and preferred
banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification
support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave,
long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
Learn more about Employee BenefitsNote: Eligibility for benefits
may vary by location.
HCA Healthcare is committed to research and clinical protocols. Do
you want to impact standards of care and save lives across the
country? Apply today to our Division Coordinator ECMO and be a part
of the innovation of ideas.Job Summary and QualificationsThe ECMO
Coordinator is a registered nurse, respiratory therapist, or
perfusionist who serves in the role of subject matter expert,
educator, consultant, and scholar to plan, coordinate, and
implement and daily operations of the St. David's Extracorporeal
Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program at multiple sites across the
Austin Market. This role encompasses organization of human, fiscal
and other resources, development of personnel, compliance with
regulatory and professional standards, strategic planning and
fostering of collaborative relationships. The ECMO Coordinator
aligns with team leaders to conduct an evidence-based program
focused to achieve exceptional patient outcomes. The ECMO
Coordinator acts as the lead ECMO Specialist (ES) and participates
in direct patient care as needed. This role oversees and ensures
ECMO practices are concurrent with hospital, operational, and
strategic goals, policies, and guidelines, and makes improvements
where possible. The ECMO Coordinator works in close collaboration
with Perfusion and ES teams regarding initiation, management, and
removal of ECMO. The ECMO Coordinator develops and adapts the ECMO
training curriculum to meet the educational needs of staff
associated with the program and reviews proficiency of ES staff,
including clinical competency, decision making, and professional
conduct. The ECMO Coordinator provides feedback to leaders on ES
performance as deemed necessary. The ECMO Coordinator pursues
quality and excellence by conducting case reviews, pursuing
performance improvement initiatives, and sharing program outcomes
and statistics with program, site, and divisional leaders. The ECMO
Coordinator monitors program data collection and ensures accurate
record keeping and data abstraction for the Extracorporeal Life
Support Organization (ELSO) registry. The ECMO Coordinator keeps
current with new developments and research related to ECMO,
including networking with other ECMO centers both within and
outside the HCA enterprise. The ECMO Coordinator is involved in
product evaluation and assessment and will assist with program
development and implementation of new technology.
- You will coordinate care of ECMO patients from candidate
evaluation, selection, priming emergency management, and short and
long-term follow-up care across the Austin Market sites of care for
the St. David's HealthCare ECMO Program.
- You will provide patient, family, and staff education. Ensure
appropriate in-service with staff and physicians on new equipment
and supplies.
- You will serve as resource to multidisciplinary team caring for
ECMO patients, providing expertise in device operation and
troubleshooting. Develops and maintains ECMO technologies quality
control, collection, analysis, and dissemination of data to
appropriate parties.
- You will develop policies, procedures, and standards of care
and continuous quality improvement activities for the program.
- You will assume a leadership role in the clinical setting.
- You will accurately identify and diagnose issues, devise
alternatives, implement plans, and evaluates and communicates
results.
- You will consult with medical providers, nursing and associated
allied health staff on ECMO management and interventions.
- You will seek consultation from medical directors as required
to facilitate ECMO management.
- You will assess functionality of equipment and collaborates
with Biomed, Facilities, and Manufacturers in the scheduling,
timing, and performance of regular preventative maintenance on ECMO
equipment.
- You will monitor ECMO supply inventory and ensure ongoing
replenishment.
- You will monitor ECMO equipment performance and ensure timely
repairs or replacements.
- You will assist in the preparation of departmental budget,
projecting reasonable activity levels and expenses required to
achieve approved net margin for work unit(s). Operate work unit(s)
within approved budget.
- You will assist in the overall operation of the hospital
through active participation in projects aimed at achieving the
hospital's mission and incorporate the values of the hospital in
day-to-day activities.
- You will perform as an expert clinician with extensive
knowledge of ECMO for all phases of patient care.
- You will ensure patient care practices are compliant with
policy, procedures, and guidelines.
- You will develop skill set in priming ECMO circuits, rapid
initiation of ECMO, and removal of ECMO.
- You will assure that patient equipment and supplies are
available and in working order.
- You will manage equipment, supplies, and charges in conjunction
with hospital liaisons. You will perform Point of Care procedures
in a timely manner according to established policy and procedure.
Comply with all Point of Care quality control standards.
- You will ensure medical record documentation is timely,
accurate and complete.
- You will initiate and maintain communication and collaboration
with providers, nursing, allied health, leadership, and
patients/families to develop, implement, and evaluate a patient
plan of care.
- You will actively participate in daily multidisciplinary
rounds, sharing clinical expertise in ECMO.
- You will assist in organization and implementation of the ECMO
transport service.
- You will facilitate ECMO case reviews with the medical
directors and associated nursing and allied health staff.
- You will cascade important information across Austin Market
ECMO sites and HCA enterprise as appropriate.
- You will assist in competency reviews of staff. Identify
learning needs of staff members, and in collaboration with Nursing
Education, develops plans to meet educational needs.
- You will develop and/or review educational information related
to ECMO for patients and families.
- You will identify patient/family education needs and ensures
adequate information sharing.
- You will provide classroom training, bedside orientation, and
skills lab precepting for bedside staff providing direct care.
- You will facilitate onboarding for ES team with knowledge of
hospital/departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines.
What qualifications you will need:
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of
employment start date
- Registered Nurse, or RRT/Respiratory Care Practitioner (RRT /
RCP), or Perfusionist
- Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree
- 2+ years of relevant experience
- Preferred: Sound knowledge of basic anatomy, physiology,
pathophysiology, and critical care nursing and or critical care
respiratory therapy.This role requires you to be fully vaccinated
for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or
regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is
approved).St. David's HealthCare, which is one of the largest
healthcare systems in Texas and the third-largest employer in the
Austin area. St. David's HealthCare was formed through a unique
partnership between HCA Healthcare and two local non-profits - St.
David's Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most
Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.
In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in
cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and
other uncompensated expenses. "Good people beget good people."- Dr.
Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder Unlock your potential with a leading
healthcare provider dedicated to its patients, colleagues and
communities. Help guide our team as a(an) Division Coordinator ECMO
and help us improve more lives in more ways.We are an equal
opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national
origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran
status, or disability status.
Keywords: HCA Healthcare, Austin , Division Coordinator ECMO, Other , Austin, Texas
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