Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator

Department/Unit:
Cardiovascular and Critical Care PRN

Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:
$94,957.00 - $147,183.00

The Inpatient Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator under guidance and in collaboration with the ECMO Director, Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Chief Perfusionist, Heart Failure Cardiologist, Nurse Manager and multidisciplinary team; will function as an expert clinician. The scope of responsibility will include consultant and educator of clinical practice, quality evaluation and development of clinical practice, research, and data collection oversight.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring that clinical practices comply with ELSO and other relevant national institutional guidelines and recommendations, in keeping with Albany Medical Center's mission, values, and goals.
• Providing direct clinical coverage and support to bedside nursing staff, ECLS Specialists, patients, and their loved ones.
• Coordination and delivery of education and training; including but not limited to ECLS, percutaneous ventricular assist devices, and durable ventricular assist devices.
• Collaborating to develop, revise and implement policies, procedures, and standards of care based on current practices and technological advances. Review current literature and resources to support new practices.
• Provide program structural support to include equipment management and replacement strategies, ensuring appropriate stock items, and maintenance of inventory records.
• Assist in driving the quality initiative process by organizing QIT, ensuring adequate data collection and record keeping, reviewing data and patient outcomes, and oversight in maintaining ELSO and other relevant data collection registries.
• Participate in evaluation and implementation of new equipment, products, and technology.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds, coordinate patient care, and ensure clear communication with multidisciplinary team.
• Perform outreach and networking to nursing units and care areas as well as outreach to outside facilities.
• Participate in advances in program development.
• Adapt responsibilities as needed for program growth and development.
• Provides clinical consultation to staff in specific patient care situations on request.
• Demonstrates technical expertise in caring for patients with complex clinic situations in specialty area.
• Demonstrates preceptor skills, ability to instruct staff in the clinical area. Sets individual goals and prioritizes activities effectively.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to adapt to changing patient care priorities.
• Functions effectively in the Nursing Organization as a clinical resource/consultant for the health care team to improve patient outcomes.
• Assists in the development and application of hospital policies and procedures, Patient Care Service Organization Nursing Practice standards of care, protocols and procedures.
• Uses effective negotiating skills to make consensual decisions with staff and supervisory personnel in the clinical areas focusing on patient care needs.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing - required
• Master's Degree in Nursing - preferred
• 4-6 years of clinical ICU and mechanical circulatory support experience - required
• 1-3 years of ECLS Specialist experience - required
• Demonstrates clinical competence and in-depth knowledge in specialty area.
• Demonstrates effective leadership, teaching, research and communications skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals.
• Ability to document patient care on established forms.
• Ability to communicate cooperatively and effectively to patients, family members, employees and others.
• Ability to seek out the input of others to achieve consensus.
• Ability to listen well, to take direction and to engage in interactive dialogues with others.
• Ability to be honest, to be punctual, and to perform the job in adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct as defined by AMC and the tenets of the profession.
• Ability to be accurate in such matters as record keeping, and to use good judgment when performing the functions of the job or when interacting with others.
• Ability to accept direction, carry out orders, work cooperatively with others and avoid the creation of unnecessary conflict.
• Ability to adhere to AMC's policies, procedures and practices, and to utilize AMC's problem-solving grievances or disagreements.
• Ability to anticipate and resolve potential problems to ensure the continuity of appropriate patient care.
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in NYS Upon Hire - required
• ECLS Specialist Certification Upon Hire - required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire - required
• ACLS Upon Hire - required
• CCRN - Critical Care Registered Nurse (Adult, Neonatal, and Pediatric Acute) Upon Hire - preferred

• Standing - Constantly
• Walking - Constantly
• Sitting - Rarely
• Lifting - Frequently
• Carrying - Frequently
• Pushing - Occasionally
• Pulling - Occasionally
• Climbing - Occasionally
• Balancing - Occasionally
• Stooping - Frequently
• Kneeling - Frequently
• Crouching - Frequently
• Crawling - Occasionally
• Reaching - Frequently
• Handling - Frequently
• Grasping - Frequently
• Feeling - Constantly
• Talking - Constantly
• Hearing - Constantly
• Repetitive Motions - Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly

• Extreme cold - Rarely
• Extreme heat - Rarely
• Humidity - Rarely
• Wet - Rarely
• Noise - Constantly
• Hazards - Frequently
• Temperature Change - Rarely
• Atmospheric Conditions - Rarely
• Vibration - Rarely