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Saint Louis, Missouri Nursing Services Days Full-Time 109426 STL1-R59 $75,004.80 – $121,555.20 / year (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience) Job Description Additional Information About the Role Location St. Louis Children's Hospital One Children's Place St. Louis, MO 63110 Benefits eligible Monday – Friday 40 hours per week – flexibility on shift times Call rotation for clinical duties At St. Louis Children’s Hospital, our Mechanical Assist Department provides highly specialized care for critically ill pediatric patients requiring ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) and AKRT (Acute Kidney Replacement Therapy) support. The department oversees ECMO pump staffing and the education and competency of unit-based ECMO specialists across the organization. The ECMO Coordinator reports directly to the Director of the Cardiac Service Line and plays a vital leadership role within a collaborative, high-performing multidisciplinary team. Our ECMO program supports approximately 55 ECMO patients annually and is recognized as an ELSO Center of Excellence with Platinum designation. St. Louis Children’s Hospital is also a pediatric transplant center and a MAGNET-designated organization with distinction, partnering closely with Washington University School of Medicine physicians to deliver exceptional patient care. The SLCH ECMO team is composed of approximately 70 ECMO specialists across multiple pediatric critical care environments. The Mechanical Assist team includes: Advanced ECLS (Extracorporeal Life Support) Specialists (AES), who function in a charge nurse and clinical leadership capacity by facilitating education, responding to emergencies, assisting perfusionists with procedures, and supporting patient transports. The MAFT (Mechanical Assist Float Team), a specialized group of ECMO/AKRT-trained clinicians who care for patients requiring advanced mechanical support within the ICUs. Unit-based ECMO specialists from the Heart Center, PICU, and NICU who are trained on either ECMO or AKRT or both modalities to support safe, evidence-based patient care. This role offers the opportunity to lead within a nationally recognized pediatric cardiac and critical care program dedicated to innovation, teamwork, and doing what’s right for kids. Overview St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.” Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC). Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose Coordinates the care of Mechanical Assist Device (MAD) patients. Promotes effective utilization of clinical, ancillary and material resources. Coordinates, plans, implements and evaluates the patient care and discharge plan for each patient with a mechanical device based upon initial and ongoing assessments. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal clinical outcomes for patients. Coordinates clinical and investigational procedures/studies associated with the treatment of adult/pediatric patients. Responsibilities Collaborates with physicians to provide direct care to patients. Plans, conducts and evaluates educational activities regarding mechanical assist devices for potential recipients, families, professionals and the public. Manages the health care of patients with mechanical assist devices. Plans and evaluates th