Perfusion Assistant

Henry Ford Health • Jackson, MI

6d

About The Position

Under minimal supervision, the Perfusion Assistant provides care, maintenance, assembly, troubleshooting, and operation of electronic physiological pressure monitoring equipment in the operating room, intra-aortic balloon pumping systems, autologous blood salvaging systems, and other related systems. The role also provides laboratory tests in the operating room for open-heart patients and maintains and cleans equipment for perfusion services. Other related duties may be assigned.

The schedule is 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The employee must live within 30 minutes of the hospital because of the on-call requirement.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Meet or exceed the organization’s customer service responsibilities, standards, and behaviors, including communication, understanding, sensitivity, teamwork, ownership, motivation, excellence, and respect.
• Practice customer service skills through ongoing training and in-services.
• Be self-directed, flexible, and committed to the team concept.
• Demonstrate teamwork, initiative, and willingness to learn.
• Be open to new learning experiences.
• Accept and respect diversity without judgment.
• Demonstrate customer service values.
• Live within 30 minutes of the hospital due to the on-call requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree.
• Operating room experience.
• Completion of an Intra-Aorta Balloon Pump (IABP) certification program and/or at least one year of previous IABP experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide care, maintenance, assembly, troubleshooting, and operation of monitoring equipment and related systems.
• Maintain and clean equipment for perfusion services.
• Provide laboratory tests in the operating room for open-heart patients.
• Perform other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED