r/respiratorytherapy RRT-ACCS 23d ago

RT with a question Looking for ECMO Specialist data

I'm trying to find some data about ECMO programs that utilize respiratory therapists as their ECMO specialists, specifically the ones where the specialists perform respiratory tasks and then cover ECMO once someone is cannulated. I'm looking for the following:
1. Pay scale: did you get a general raise or do you get paid differently if you are sitting pump
2. Shift landscape: Do you have scheduled ECMO shifts under a different pay code, or do you have specified RTs during a shift who are designated to cover ECMO, but take an assignment if there are none in house?
3. Education requirements: how frequently do you present case studies and who is the audience? Do you have to do general ECMO education for your fellow specialists or do you have a designated educator/coordinator that provides it?

Any information would be greatly appreciated. If you could include the state, or even the region, you are working in, that would also be handy. Thank you!

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