Clinical Program Manager - Shock and ECPR

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Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

On-site

Posted March 24, 2026

Job Description

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Job Title

Clinical Program Manager - Shock and ECPR

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Cardiac Surgery-Heart Vascular & Thoracic Institute

Job Code

T99626

Shift

Variable

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Clinical Program Manager provides strategic coordination and operational oversight for a growing Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) program serving critically ill adult and pediatric patients with cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest. This role supports a high-acuity service managing complex ECMO cases, including interfacility transfers from across the United States, and contributes to the expansion of out-of-hospital ECPR services.

In close collaboration with cardiology, cardiac surgery, and critical care teams, the Program Manager advances program infrastructure through development of policies, protocols, workflows, and data systems. The role is responsible for outcomes tracking, regulatory alignment, and continuous quality improvement initiatives to ensure safe, evidence-based, and standardized care delivery across specialized ICU environments. This position requires deep ECMO and critical care expertise, strong organizational skills, and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary efforts in a fast-paced, highly specialized clinical setting.

A caregiver in this position works M-F from 8:00am—4:30pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

Ensure priorities are established for primary and comprehensive clinical program development.

Develop, build, manage and support program development and activities.

Manage operations associated with external clinical management systems.

Investigate issues and concerns related to performance measure compliance to determine root cause.

Oversee and coordinate activities for applicable committees and/or councils which manage clinical program activity enterprise wide.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Current state licensure as an RN or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)

5 years of experience with appropriate patient population and/or quality management projects, systems development or related experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Master's Degree

ECMO experience

Physical Requirements:

Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.
Will require periods of sitting, standing and the ability to travel to various locations throughout the Cleveland Clinic; must have normal or corrected vision to normal range, ability to clearly communicate verbally.
Sedentary Work -; Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.
Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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