Position Description
**This position is eligible for full time benefits and a 10K sign on bonus**
This ECMO Specialist I will be responsible for:
• Assembling, preparing, and maintaining extracorporeal circuits and associated equipment.
• Priming extracorporeal circuits and prepares system for clinical application. Assisting with cannulation procedures.
• Establishing extracorporeal support; monitoring patient response, providing routine assessments, circuit evaluations, patient monitoring, and anticoagulation management.
• Managing ECMO circuit interventions, weaning procedures, and transports.
• Interacting and communicating with caregivers, nursing, surgical and medical teams, and patients and family members.
• Participating in professional development.
To qualify you must have
• Current Massachusetts license as a Respiratory Therapist
• Current credential by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist Neonatal Pediatric Specialist RRT
• Associates Degree and completion of the BCH ECMO training program is required
• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred
• ECMO experience is required, preferably in neonatal/pediatric critical care.
Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits, including a flexible schedule, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension,
Status Full-Time
Standard Hours per Week 40
Job Posting Category Allied Health and Technical
Regular, Temporary, Per Diem Regular
Office/Site Location Boston
Remote Eligibility Onsite Only