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Position Title: Organ Procurement Perfusionist - Full Time
Location: Variable - Northeast or West
Description
ProCure On-Demand is a Public Benefit Corporation that is reimagining the organ recovery process to save and improve lives. Our team is a group of talented professionals, diverse in our skills and experiences, but like-minded in our devotion to put in the hard work to make big changes happen. Are you interested in working with a dynamic team to create transformational change? If so, please get in touch with us.
About this role
ProCure On-Demand is looking for motivated Certified Clinical Perfusionists (CCPs) to join our team and assist with our Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) efforts utilizing machine perfusion.
The Perfusionist is a key part of the ProCure team and will be responsible for preparation and utilization of a mini-bypass circuit, coordination with procurement surgeons, effective communication with multiple healthcare professionals, and management of physiologic parameters during organ retrieval. Perfusionist will travel to different hospitals and donor centers across the US for procurements.
Essential functions
- Provides safe and effective management of extracorporeal support during organ retrieval.
- Responsible for the selection of appropriate equipment and techniques to be used during organ retrieval.
- Demonstrates competence in the practice of perfusion through an understanding of necessary variables: arterial blood gases, hemoglobin level, volume management, cardiac index or output, electrolytes, and temperature.
- Ability to operate, use, and interpret data from a wide variety of equipment to perform perfusion care and organ management.
- Maintains thorough perfusion records before, during and after pump run, recording pump data, laboratory values and activated clotting times. Monitors and records necessary vital signs such as blood flow rates, blood volume, gas flow rates, oxygenation, and temperature during bypass. Completes safety checklists and records other data forms when relevant.
- Disassembles equipment, inspects, cleans, and reassembles equipment and ensures that it is properly stored. Prepares appropriate equipment for sterilization.
- Prepares appropriate equipment for each case using accepted sterile technique.
- Assembles solutions and medications to be used during bypass.
- Operates, maintains, and calibrates all relevant equipment and point of care devices.
- Ensures inventory and supplies are maintained, sorted, and received for region.
Required
- Bachelor’s Degree and Completion of an Accredited Perfusion Program
- Organ Procurement Experience (recommended)
- High-stress/high-acuity case load experience (recommended)
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Visit us at http://www.procureodx.com and fill out the form online.