Advanced Surgical Consultant

About This Role

This role will serve as an Advanced Surgical Consultant, focusing on the Heart Recovery product portfolio, specifically the Impella device, to support Cardiovascular Surgeons and Heart Failure Cardiologists. The consultant will be responsible for training, educating, and supporting clinical programs on the proper use of the Impella device.

Responsibilities

• Train, educate, and support combined CT/Heart Failure programs on the proper use of the Impella
• Ensure optimal patient outcomes through full customer immersion, including input on patient selection and surgical support
• Provide device expertise and support on Impella to assist with the adoption of the full portfolio
• Ensure surgical implant and unit support readiness through training and education at existing sites
• Collaborate internally with the Surgical Leadership Team, Training Team, Engineering Team, Marketing, Professional Education, Clinical, and R&D
• Participate in On Call support rotation
• Maintain contact with all customers to evaluate clinical and educational needs
• Perform device training on the full Impella Device line-up
• Provide advanced acumen on durable, acute, and hemodynamic medical device landscape and best practices
• Cultivate close relationships with strategic business partners and key opinion leaders

Requirements

• 5+ years of direct patient care in a cardiac transplant, ECMO or LVAD center CVICU or direct (at the table) experience in CVOR (with Bachelor's Degree)
• 3+ years of direct patient support in a cardiac transplant, ECMO or LVAD center CVICU or CVOR (with advanced degree)
• Direct patient management experience (not including experience as an Abiomed field clinical) in Cardiothoracic ICU caring for post-op tMCS (including Impella devices, CentriMag and/or ECMO) or Durable MCS (including HeartMate, HeartWare, and/or Berlin Heart) or Direct experience assisting in the CVOR
• Confidence, expertise and familiarity of cardiac surgery and OR protocol
• Willingness to travel
• Availability to take call for emergent patient care
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Valid driver's license issued in the United States
• Adherence to all state and federal laws and regulations governing the medical device industry

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree or an advanced degree.
• 5+ years of direct patient care in a cardiac transplant, ECMO or LVAD center CVICU or CVOR with a Bachelor's, or 3+ years with an advanced degree. Direct patient management experience in cardiothoracic ICU caring for post-op tMCS or durable MCS, or direct experience assisting in the CVOR.

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree: Registered Nurse First Assist (RNFA), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Surgical Physician’s Assistant (PA), Critical Care Physician’s Assistant (PA) or Perfusionist licensure
• Direct (at the table) experience in Cardiac Surgery/Perfusion, 5+ years preferred
• Hands on Impella support experience
• ECMO patient care experience
• Experience delivering clinical demonstrations and successful trainings
• Ability to advance sales process with customers
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to advocate with physicians

Skills

* Required skills