Perfusionist

Franciscan Alliance, Inc. • Indianapolis, IN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Perfusionist is a uniquely and formally trained allied health professional, educated in the field of extracorporeal science, whose scope of practice expressly includes the utilization of extracorporeal devices. The Perfusionist operates extracorporeal circulation equipment during any medical situation where it is necessary to support or replace a person's cardiopulmonary, circulatory, or respiratory function. The Perfusionist reports to the Director of CV Perfusion, and is responsible for the selection of appropriate equipment and techniques necessary for support, treatment, measurement, or supplementation of the cardiopulmonary and/or circulatory system of a patient, including the safe monitoring, analysis, and treatment of physiologic conditions under an order and supervision of a physician. This position operates under very stressful situations, and is chartered with maintaining acute observational skills, persistent attention to detail and exercising excellent clinical judgment. WHO WE ARE With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT $10,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE GENEROUS RELOCATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE Practice evidence-based perfusion. Exercise safe judgement in decision making. Make a difference in the lives of your patients and their families. Participation in call rotation with evenings and weekend availability required when on call

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Cardiovascular Perfusion Science from an accredited college or university - Required
• Current and valid Certification by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP) - Required or must be obtained within 1 year.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree Cardiovascular Perfusion Science
• 1 year CCP

Responsibilities

• Evaluate cardiopulmonary status and other relative factors of patients in order to determine appropriate plan.
• Formulate a case plan by identifying pathophysiological problems associated with the patient.
• Adapt to changes in patient’s status and formulates plan of action.
• Document assessments on operative record.
• Communicate assessment with all persons involved in patient’s care.
• Prepare operating room and cardiopulmonary bypass machine for the surgical procedure.
• Develop short- and long-term goals, to provide continuity of patient care.

Benefits

• Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level