Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy provides nurses with an advanced course of acute respiratory care to treat patients when other standard treatment options such as mechanical ventilation, medications, and extra oxygen are unsuccessful.

For many reasons, the current need for advanced respiratory care is greater than ever before. The University of Michigan Health System stands ready to answer the call, but we need your help.

As part of the UMHS Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) team, you’ll join our staff of 21 specialists, a manager, an administrative assistant and an equipment technician, providing world-class respiratory care to adult and pediatric patients with critical, life-threatening needs. Our ECMO training course is open to to experienced ICU nurses who are ready to advance their practice to the next level.

In addition to caring for the 100+ patients who undergo ECLS treatment at UMHS each year, your expertise will also support numerous ongoing research projects at the University of Michigan Cardiopulmonary Physiology and Extracorporeal Circulation Research Laboratory.

Join us and become part of the talented team of ECLS nursing professionals who embody The Michigan Difference. For more details, call Nurse Recruitment and Retention at 1-877 NURSE UMHS for additional information.