ECMO Specialist ($20,000 Sign On Bonus)
Company: Boston Children's Hospital
Location: Boston
Posted on: March 29, 2026
|
|
|
Job Description:
Position Summary / Department Summary: The ECMO Specialist is
enrolled and actively participating in the department’s ECMO
Training Program. This role is responsible for developing and
maintaining the skills necessary to proficiently and safely
establish, manage, and control extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
(ECMO) technology and assist with associated procedures in acutely
ill patients of all ages in critical care settings. The specialist
will learn to troubleshoot devices and associated equipment under
the supervision of experienced ECMO personnel, provide ongoing care
through surveillance of clinical and physiologic parameters, adjust
ECLS devices as needed, administer and document blood products and
medications in accordance with hospital standards, provide airway
and ventilator management, and perform the full scope of practice
of a Respiratory Therapist II. Schedule: 36 hours per week,
rotating day/night shifts, every third weekend. This position is
eligible for full time benefits $20,000 sign-on bonus (not eligible
for internal candidates and not eligible for former BCH employees
who worked here in the past 2 years) Key Responsibilities: -
Assemble, prepare, and maintain extracorporeal circuits and
associated equipment with assistance. - Assist in priming
extracorporeal circuits and preparing systems for clinical
application. - Assist with cannulation procedures. - Assist in
establishing extracorporeal support; monitor patient response,
provide routine assessments, circuit evaluations, patient
monitoring, and anticoagulation management. - Assist with ECMO
circuit interventions, weaning procedures, and transports. -
Administer blood products per hospital standards. - Interact and
communicate with caregivers, nursing, surgical and medical teams,
patients, and family members. - Maintain relevant clinical
documentation in the patient’s electronic health record. -
Participate in professional development, simulation, and continuing
education. - Attend ECMO Team meetings and M&M conferences on a
regular basis. Minimum Qualifications - Education: - Required:
Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy - Preferred: Bachelor’s
Degree - Experience: - Required: A minimum of one year of
experience as a BCH Respiratory Therapist with eligibility for
promotion to RT II, or one year of external ECMO experience -
Preferred: None specified - Licensure / Certifications: - Required:
Current Massachusetts license as a Respiratory Therapist -
Required: Current credential by the National Board of Respiratory
Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT); Neonatal
Pediatric Specialist (NPS) credential must be obtained within 6
months of entry into the role - Preferred: None specified 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.
Keywords: Boston Children's Hospital, Concord , ECMO Specialist ($20,000 Sign On Bonus), Healthcare , Boston, New Hampshire
