ECMO Specialist

Medical City Plano

Part Time

ECMO

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) ECMO Specialist today with Medical City Plano.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) ECMO Specialist, you will deliver advanced respiratory and life-support care for patients with severe cardiac and pulmonary failure. In a high-acuity environment, you will manage ECMO therapy, support rapid clinical decision-making, and partner across critical care teams to provide timely, evidence-based interventions. You'll be supported with ongoing training and a national ECMO clinical network that connects specialists to shared expertise and real-time collaboration.

Your role will include:

• Managing ECMO circuits (VV & VA), flows, oxygenation, anticoagulation, and hemodynamics
• Responding to decompensation, troubleshooting circuits, and initiating rapid interventions
• Collaborating with ICU and CV teams on ventilation, vasoactive support, and weaning plans
• Supporting emergent airways, diagnostics, and advanced cardiopulmonary care
• Ensuring ECMO readiness through documentation, sterile workflow, and equipment oversight
• Guiding transports and crisis response with clinical precision and patient advocacy

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse, or (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner, or (CCP) Certified Clinical Perfusionist
• Minimum of 3 years experience working in related area of expertise (ICU or ED)
• 1 year ECMO experience preferred

Benefits

Medical City Plano, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Medical City Plano opened in 1975 and provides Plano and Collin County with advanced health care. Medical City Plano is a 600+ bed acute care hospital. We have more than 2,000 employees and over 1,400 physicians on staff. Our main campus in Plano has a cancer treatment center and cardiovascular programs. We have The Bariatric Surgery Institute, a Wound Care Center and inpatient rehabilitation. We also offer complete women's and children's services. This includes a high-risk antepartum unit and a Level 3 neonatal intensive-care unit. We were the first hospital in Dallas, Collin or Denton counties to be named a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Medical City Plano was the first Level I Trauma Center in Collin County and The Burn & Reconstructive Center of Texas was the first burn center in Collin County. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our ECMO Specialist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.