ECMO Nurse Liaison
Company: Boston Children's Hospital
Location: Boston
Posted on: January 11, 2026
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Job Description:
Department Summary: ECMO, which stands for extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation, is an advanced technology that functions as a
replacement for a critically ill child's heart and lungs. It’s used
to support a child who is awaiting surgery, or to give a child's
vital organs time to recover from heart surgery or disease. Boston
Children's Hospital is home to one of the largest pediatric ECMO
programs in the world; we provide services to critically ill
children in the New England region, and to those who are referred
from other states and internationally. We serve between 50 and 60
patients with severe respiratory or cardiac problems each year.
Since its establishment in 1984, the ECMO Program has supported
more than 900 children. Throughout the 20-year history of the ECMO
Program at Boston Children's, we have gained considerable
expertise, minimized complications, and increased its success rate
for survival to 60 percent, higher than the national average of
around 40 percent. Key Responsibilities: - Plans and organizes
daily clinical and administrative responsibilities within the
designated unit/program/service. - Develops, recommends, and
implements internal standards, policies, and procedures to improve
quality of patient care in collaboration with ECMO clinical
leadership. - Develops and provides staff education/development
programs in collaboration with unit specific nursing leadership. -
Performs clinical review of inpatients who are either at risk of
requiring ECMO or have been exposed to ECMO. - Collects clinical
data relevant to patient outcomes and adverse events associated
with critical illness and/or ECMO. - Works collaboratively with a
multidisciplinary health care team to optimize patient care
outcomes. - 40 hours per week. Minimum Qualifications Education: -
A Bachelor's degree in nursing. Experience: - 4-5 years of
pediatric critical care or pediatric cardiac critical care RN
experience required. - Excellent attention to detail and the
ability to adhere to stringent care protocols and documentation
standards. - Strong communication skills and the ability to work
collaboratively in a team-oriented clinical environment with
liaison with strong quality-improvement team. Licensure/
Certifications: - Current Massachusetts license as a Registered
Nurse (RN) The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and
good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting. Any
base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education,
certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base
pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes
flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance,
child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off,
403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain
License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts
and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of
passion and teamwork.
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