Respiratory Care Practitioner, ECMO

Responsibilities

The ECMO Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for the care of a patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The role involves providing specialized care while maintaining all duties related to the care of the ECMO patient in a needs-based, neonatal, pediatric or adult critical care setting as determined by the Coordinator or Manager, ECMO. The practitioner adheres to Norton Healthcare ECMO/Mechanical Circulatory guidelines and protocols, serves as a member of the patient care team to assess, develop care plans, and act as a clinical resource for all providers, provides patient and family support and education as needed, participates in performance improvement projects and quarterly education and simulation opportunities, identifies problems and recommends ideas and solutions, and utilizes critical thinking skills to make independent decisions in emergencies.

• Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
• Relocation Assistance to help you make the Louisville area your new home.
• Commuter Program for those who don’t need or want to move.
• Employee Referral Incentive to support your networking and help others join our team.
• Comprehensive Benefits to support your needs.
• Norton Clinical Agency where experienced respiratory care practitioners can earn additional pay incentives by taking assignments across the organization.

• Three years in a neonatal, pediatric or adult critical care setting as assigned.
• Associate Degree.
• One of: CRT or RRT; RRT must be obtained within 12 months of hire.
• Respiratory Therapist (State) license.

• Three years in respiratory in a critical care setting.
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (National) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (National).

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