Manager-ECMO Program

Job Summary

Accountable to provide oversight for the operational and administrative activities of the ECMO department. Responsible for day-to-day staffing and operations while maintaining fiscal accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of the ECMO program to ensure high-quality, safe, and cost-effective patient care.
• Manage daily operations, including staffing plans, scheduling, and resource allocation to meet patient volume and support program growth.
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate ECMO specialists and respiratory care staff, including hiring, onboarding, performance evaluations, and competency validation.
• Develop, implement, and maintain ECMO policies, procedures, and clinical protocols in alignment with evidence-based and regulatory standards.
• Monitor program performance using data analysis, dashboards, and key metrics; lead continuous quality and performance improvement initiatives.
• Manage the operational budget, including oversight of equipment, supplies, program costs, productivity, billing processes, payroll review, and audits.
• Assess and support staff education and professional development; lead ECMO training and competency programs.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, safety, and infection control standards while serving as a clinical resource during complex cases.

Education & Experience

• Required: Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Care or Nursing.
• Minimum of three (3) years of ECMO experience, including at least one (1) year of supervisory experience.

Certifications, Licenses Or Registration

• Respiratory Care Practitioner - MSDH - Mississippi Dept of Health or valid RN license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• If Respiratory Therapist, Certification for National Board of Respiratory Care (CRT) and Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures and tests.
• Demonstrates the ability to organize and lead meetings, as well as effectively present to groups.
• Skilled in collecting, analyzing, and presenting data, with a proven capacity to implement organizational change.

Physical And Environmental Demands

• Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold.
• Occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment.
• Frequent exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations.
• Occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours.
• Occasional travelling to offsite locations.
• Occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature.
• Occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality.
• Occasional bending.
• Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Occasional climbing.
• Occasional crouching/stooping.
• Occasional driving.
• Occasional kneeling.
• Occasional pushing/pulling.
• Occasional reaching.
• Occasional sitting.
• Occasional standing.
• Occasional twisting.
• Occasional walking.