On-site Board Certified/Board Eligible Clinical Autotransfusionist or Perfusion Assistant

Posterity Group LLC • San Juan, PR

103d • Onsite

About The Position

Posterity Group LLC is seeking a Certified Autotransfusionist or Perfusion Assistant to staff the San Juan VA. This role involves managing autotransfusion services for surgical procedures, maintaining equipment, ensuring supply availability, and operating autotransfusion pumps. The assistant will also be responsible for inspecting heater cooler machines for cleanliness.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Valid BLS.
• Autotransfusion Certification or equivalent experience in exchange.
• Experience demonstrated in the following areas: Open heart surgery, autotransfusion, heart lung machine, membrane oxygenation, left/right heart bypass, intra-aortic balloon pumping and centrifugal ventricular assist device.

Responsibilities

• Check the OR schedule daily for surgical procedures requiring Autotransfusionist services.
• Coordinate scheduled periodic preventative maintenance and repair calls for VA owned equipment and maintain a record of such.
• Assure a minimum of four complete sets of supplies for open heart and Autotransfusion cases are available at any given time.
• Set up and operate Autotransfusion pump for surgical procedures other than open heart.
• Generate a record during each surgical case to include the surgical time of the procedure and the amount of autotransfused blood given to Anesthesiology for delivery to the patient.
• Handle breakdown of disposable within autotransfusion pump after completion of each procedure.
• Conduct a thorough visual inspection of the heater cooler machines to ensure the equipment is free from visible residues, including blood, cleaning solutions, or other contaminants.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed