Senior Perfusionist

Position Title: Senior Perfusionist

Location: Murray, UT (Intermountain Medical Center)

Description:

Responsible for all clinical aspects of perfusion services. Operates the equipment necessary to maintain extra-corporeal circulation during situations where it is necessary to support or temporarily replace the patient's circulatory and/or respiratory function. The Perfusionist is responsible for drug administration under the guidelines of the Physician Preference Care and/or direct MD order. The Perfusionist also completes limited point of care lab testing. The Perfusionist-Sr is responsible for training and mentoring other Perfusionists.

Job Duties:

• Responsible for all clinical aspects of perfusion services including: Cardiopulmonary support, Hepatic bypass, Single limb perfusion, Rapid infusion systems, Centrifugal pump, LVAD, and RVAD.
• Monitors and documents the anticoagulation status of the patient and medicates per established protocols. Administers and records blood products per established protocol.
• Administers pharmacological agents via the extra-corporeal circuit per established protocols as outlined in the Physicians Preference Card.
• Responsible for operating red cell salvages devices.
• Provides perioperative blood product support.
• Cleans and maintains equipment.
• Documents all patient assessment, care delivery, and technical intervention data per policy. Maintains appropriate records in compliance with JCAHO, CLIA, AMSECT, and the American Board for Cardiopulmonary Perfusion recommendations.
• Spends most of the time on a combination of the following Senior Perfusionist job duties:
  • Responsible for all clinical aspects of perfusion services for heart transplantation.
  • Heart and Lung Assist Pump Implantation. This includes: Short-term cardiopulmonary support (CPS) for emergent Cath-Lab and bedside rescue, Long-term CPS (ECMO) for in-house post-cardiotomy heart failure and/or pulmonary distressed patients transferred from other institutions, RVAD/LVAD/VIVAD support for patients who fail to wean from CPB, are transported from other institutions following surgery, or require temporary support following VAD implantation.
  • Responsible for all clinical aspects of perfusion services for liver transplantation.
  • Responsible for clinical aspects of perfusions for Isolated Limb Perfusion (ILP). This includes: Designing and managing several different types of ILP systems to meet the needs of each individual patient, Hyperthermic chemotherapy, Peritoneal lavage, and Blood gas analysis.
  • Provide CPS/VAD training for other Intermountain Healthcare facilities.
  • Responsible for daily rounds and maintenance on CPS/VAD patients.
  • Perfusion related research (e.g., CPS, VAD, Pharmacology testing).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of a formal academic training program in Cardiopulmonary Perfusion (or granted 'Grandfather' status by the American Board of Cardiopulmonary Perfusionists).
• Certification by the Board of Cardiopulmonary Perfusionists.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
• Three (3) years perfusion experience.
• Experience working independently.
• Experience managing patients being transported on mechanical circulatory support or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation from outside institutions by air or ground transport.

Contact Information:

If interested, please apply online at https://imh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IntermountainCareers/details/Senior-Perfusionist_R90045-1?q=sr+perfusionist