ECMO Nurse Liaison, MA

82966BR At Boston Children’s Hospital, the quality of our care – and our inclusive hospital working environment – lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we’re committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included. Department Summary: ECMO, which stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, is an advanced technology that functions as a replacement for a critically ill child’s heart and lungs. It’s used to support a child who is awaiting surgery, or to give a child’s vital organs time to recover from heart surgery or disease. Boston Children’s Hospital is home to one of the largest pediatric ECMO programs in the world; we provide services to critically ill children in the New England region, and to those who are referred from other states and internationally. We serve between 50 and 60 patients with severe respiratory or cardiac problems each year. Since its establishment in 1984, the ECMO Program has supported more than 900 children. Throughout the 20-year history of the ECMO Program at Boston Children’s, we have gained considerable expertise, minimized complications, and increased its success rate for survival to 60 percent, higher than the national average of around 40 percent.Key Responsibilities:

• Plans and organizes daily clinical and administrative responsibilities within the designated unit/program/service.
• Develops, recommends, and implements internal standards, policies, and procedures to improve quality of patient care in collaboration with ECMO clinical leadership.
• Develops and provides staff education/development programs in collaboration with unit specific nursing leadership.
• Performs clinical review of inpatients who are either at risk of requiring ECMO or have been exposed to ECMO.
• Collects clinical data relevant to patient outcomes and adverse events associated with critical illness and/or ECMO.
• Works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary health care team to optimize patient care outcomes.
• 40 hours per week.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Experience:

• 4-5 years of pediatric critical care or pediatric cardiac critical care RN experience required.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to adhere to stringent care protocols and documentation standards.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented clinical environment with liaison with strong quality-improvement team.

Licensure/ Certifications:

• Current Massachusetts license as a Registered Nurse (RN)

The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting. Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork. Boston Children’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, military or veteran status or any other classification protected by law in hiring, promotion, compensation and other terms and conditions of employment. Boston Children’s Hospital collects and maintains information regarding gender, race, and ethnicity for equal opportunity compliance purposes. Boston Children’s Hospital also is subject to various government recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job