Board Certified Perfusionists

Posterity Group LLC•Richmond, VA

67d•Onsite

About The Position

Posterity Group LLC is seeking a Board Certified Perfusionist to staff the Richmond VA Healthcare System. This role involves providing a wide range of clinical perfusion services for various surgical procedures, including cardiopulmonary bypass, cell saver, platelet gel production, pacer, and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) monitoring. The Perfusionist will collaborate with surgeons and anesthesiologists, plan and evaluate perfusion requirements, and manage patients' physiological monitoring and hemodynamic stability during complex procedures. Expert knowledge of cardiopulmonary bypass methods, equipment, and procedures is essential. The role also includes providing extracorporeal support, managing the physiologic and metabolic needs of cardiac surgical patients, and ensuring safe management of cardio-respiratory functions. Associated extracorporeal support functions include myocardial protection, hemofiltration/renal replacement therapy, anticoagulation and hemostasis management, thermal regulation, blood gas and chemistry monitoring, and administration of blood components and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, the Perfusionist will be involved in heart failure therapy, ventricular assist device management, external counter pulsation, temporary pacemaker management, and transportation of extracorporeally supported patients. Blood management services include autotransfusion oversight, platelet gel therapies, progenitor cell harvest, hemodilution, phlebotomy, and hemostasis monitoring. Other responsibilities encompass isolated limb/organ perfusion, organ procurement and preservation, renal replacement therapy, electrophysiological analysis, and therapeutic hyper/hypothermia. The Perfusionist must comply with all VHA and MVAHCS patient care policies, procedures, and regulations to ensure Joint Commission compliance.

Requirements

Certified with at least a minimum of two (2) years of experience.
Graduate of an accredited Allied Health Education Program School of Perfusion Technology.
Certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion.
Demonstrate evidence of meeting continuing education requirements.
Performed a minimum of 1000 clinical cases.
Experience demonstrated in open heart surgery.
Experience demonstrated in autotransfusion.
Experience demonstrated in heart lung machine.
Experience demonstrated in membrane oxygenation.
Experience demonstrated in left/right heart bypass.
Experience demonstrated in intra-aortic balloon pumping.
Experience demonstrated in centrifugal ventricular assist device.

Responsibilities

Perform clinical perfusion services for cardiopulmonary bypass, Cell Saver, Platelet Gel Production, Pacer, and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) monitoring.
Stay in-house when providing IABP monitoring, in collaboration with the Cardio/Thoracic Surgeon and Anesthesiologist.
Plan, organize, coordinate, and evaluate clinical perfusion requirements for each patient’s cardiopulmonary surgical procedure.
Be responsible for the physiologic monitoring, analysis, intervention, and hemodynamic stability of patients during complex surgical procedures.
Provide a comprehensive understanding of anatomy, physiology, physics, and mechanics of pacemakers in support of procedures for temporary pacemaker and Maze management.
Provide extracorporeal support, managing the physiologic and metabolic needs of the cardiac surgical patient.
Conduct extracorporeal circulation and ensure safe management of cardio-respiratory functions during medical situations requiring support.
Manage myocardial protection through administration of prescribed cardioplegia solutions.
Perform hemofiltration/renal replacement therapy.
Manage anticoagulation and hemostasis, including analysis and intervention.
Oversee thermal regulation.
Monitor and analyze blood gas and blood chemistry.
Administer blood components, pharmaceuticals, and anesthetic agents.
Provide heart failure therapy and clinical support services, including ventricular assist device management, external counter pulsation and intra-aortic counter pulsation device oversight, temporary pacemaker management, and management of transportation of extracorporeally supported patients.
Perform hemofiltration and aqua pheresis.
Provide periodic flow augmentation therapy.
Provide blood management services, including autotransfusion oversight, platelet gel therapies, progenitor cell harvest, acute normovolemia hemodilution, phlebotomy, and hemostasis monitoring.
Perform isolated limb/organ perfusion and delivery of chemotherapeutics, progenitor cells, and gene therapy vectors.
Manage organ procurement and preservation.
Perform thermogenic lavage.
Conduct renal replacement therapy.
Perform electrophysiological analysis.
Administer therapeutic hyperthermia and therapeutic hypothermia.
Comply with all appropriate and applicable patient care policies, procedures, and regulations of the VHA and MVAHCS to ensure compliance with Joint Commission guidelines.