Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, NH, USA
Overview $7500 sign on bonus. Performs all duties of staff registered respiratory therapist and functions as an expert practitioner in adult respiratory critical care. Responsible for all aspects of monitoring, care, and troubleshooting the ECMO circuit and Maquet Cardiohelp system. Collaborates with the ECMO team to coordinate care for complex patient population. Responsibilities Performs all duties of a registered respiratory therapist. Manages ECMO therapy during regularly scheduled shifts. Primes ECMO circuits and facilitates initiation of therapy. Maintains and adjusts ECMO settings as determined by the ECMO care team. Performs patient assessment and monitors the ECMO circuit to anticipate and prevent potential problems. In collaboration with nursing, monitors and manages fluids according to ECMO protocol. Ensures ECMO competencies are current and up to date. Participates in mandatory training and competency assessments. Adjusts schedule in order to provide ECMO...