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All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Up to $15,000 Sign-on Bonus for Day shift and $20,000 Sign-on Bonus for Night shift for eligible candidates (see terms below) 
• Up to $5,000 Relocation Assistance available for eligible candidates (see terms below)
• Benefits and Paid Days Off from Day One
• Debt-free Education (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)
• Nursing Clinical Ladder Program

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full-time, Three (3) 12-hour shifts

Shift: Days (7:00 am – 7:00 pm) and Nights (7:00 pm - 7:00 am) Available

Location: 601 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803

Unit Highlights:

Our elite team of cardiologists diagnoses and treats a wide range of conditions including congenital heart defects and acquired heart conditions. We specialize in some of the most advanced, minimally invasive procedures that are designed to avoid open-heart surgery whenever possible. Our goal is to provide cutting-edge management of each patient’s condition throughout their lifetime to maximize their health and quality of life. We are home to a state-of-the-art hybrid catheterization laboratory where we perform some of the most advanced, minimally invasive, low-risk alternatives to surgery for the treatment of congenital heart disease in the country.

• Our fetal cardiology program provides in-depth evaluation of suspected cardiac anomalies such as heart defects and arrhythmias that are detected prenatally. We provide the expertise, counseling and state-of the-art care necessary to support children prenatally and beyond. 
• Pediatric heart conditions that requires surgery, will be treated by our congenital heart surgery team. Our surgeons treat a wide array of pediatric cardiac conditions including arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, heart defects and valve disease. We have a dedicated, 10-bed, pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU), which provides families with world-class, personalized care.
• Having this dedicated PCICU allows us to provide the best pediatric cardiology care for our patients in a family-centered environment. The multidisciplinary PCICU team works closely together with AdventHealth for Children's highly specialized pediatric heart care experts, including: Pediatric Cardiac surgeons, Pediatric Cardiologists, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologists, Pediatric Critical Care Nurses, Pediatric Intensivists, Pediatric Perfusionists, and Pediatric Therapists. 

The community you’ll be caring for:

• As one of the premier children’s health systems in the nation, AdventHealth for Children sets the standard for innovation, quality and comprehensive care. Our technologically advanced, flagship facility is designed by Walt Disney Imagineers to be child-friendly.
• We have assembled a world-class team of doctors, specialists, nurses and health care professionals that utilizes some of the most advanced technologies, therapies and treatments available to care for our patients. This includes 140 pediatric specialists practicing 35 subspecialties and 800+ Pediatric specialty trained staff.
• For a second time, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has granted AdventHealth for Children Magnet® recognition, which establishes the hospital as a national leader in nursing and patient care. Only seven-percent of the nation’s hospitals have received this recognition.
• Click here to learn more about our AdventHealth for Children campus!

The role you’ll contribute:

The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Specialist provides clinical expertise in their specialist area to optimize patient, family, nurse and team outcomes. This position assists with the direction of the ECMO daily operations and participates in direct patient care to optimize outcomes in a fiscally responsible manner. The ECMO Specialist supports the practice of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation delivery processes through direct care, presentations, collaborative practice, and knowledge of industry standards to establish clinical best practices. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. 

The value you’ll bring to the team: 

• Utilizes clinical proficiency in the care of Neonatal and Pediatric ECMO.
• Participates in timely documentation of comprehensive clinical assessments including assessment of clinical variables including, but not limited to, diagnostic testing and functional status, assessment of patient’s response to the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) process. 
• Attends and participates in team, unit and campus meetings including hospital interdisciplinary rounds, discharge planning, and quality improvement programs with the ability to communicate with the clinical team in a professional and effective manner.
• Applies assessment and evaluation process to diagnoses. Successfully delivers patient evaluations on ECMO without requiring support and instruction from others.
• Utilizes unique knowledge regarding extracorporeal circulation and its effects on the body. Independently uses and documents effective planning, deliverance and evaluation of goal-focused, individualized safe age and culture-specific care for Neonatal and Pediatric patients.
• Develops self and others. Invests time, energy and enthusiasm in developing self and others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas related to the ECMO program through teaching, coaching and role modeling.
• Exercises mastery in developing a plan of care that incorporates treatment interventions focused on meeting objective goals for ECMO patients. Develops and documents patient-focused short and long-term goals that are functional and measurable. Identifies the need for, and referral to, other services for patient and family as needed. 

*Terms: 24-month Full-time Employment Contract Required for Sign-On and Relocation

Sign-on Eligibility:

• Applicable experience required.
• Internal Candidates and Rehires within 12 months are not eligible. 

 Relocation Eligibility: 

• Must live 50 miles outside of campus address. 

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

Minimum qualifications: 

• Associate of Science in Nursing or graduate of a Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science program
• Three (3) years of clinical experience in an acute Cardiac Intensive care setting within the last five years
• Minimum of three (3) years of ECMO experience
• Current valid State of Florida or multistate license as a Registered Nurse ore Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) Certification

Preferred qualifications:

• Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) or related healthcare field

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About AdventHealth

At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Our more than 80,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers are committed to providing individualized, wholistic care.

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