Perfusionist

OhioHealth•Williamstown, KY

About The Position

Provides cardiopulmonary support, cardiovascular monitoring, blood salvage, and related services, equipment, and documentation for open-heart surgery. Operates and maintains cardiac assist devices and cardiovascular monitoring services in the operating room and throughout the hospital. Provides intraoperative and postoperative autotransfusion and pacemaker support in the operating room and throughout the hospital. The role also supports life-support and assist devices in surrounding hospitals under contractual agreements, including transporting patients to and from Riverside. It includes providing 24-hour coverage for the equipment and services described, maintaining related records and equipment, performing quality-control testing and data collection, and providing formal and informal in-services to hospital staff. The job profile is an overview of responsibilities and may change; it is not an exhaustive list. This position requires a bachelor's degree in a health-science-related area from an accredited school and completion of a formal two-year extracorporeal-circulation technology training program. Candidates must be certified or eligible for certification by a recognized board of cardiovascular perfusion, be computer literate in multiple programs and databases, and have at least two years of clinical experience in cardiovascular/perfusion technology. The institution provides one year of professional orientation/probation. The position is scheduled for 24 hours per week on the day shift.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited school in a health-science-related area.
Completion of a formal two-year extracorporeal-circulation technology training program covering physiology, biophysics, pharmacology, medical electronics, and perfusion technology.
At least two years of clinical experience in cardiovascular/perfusion technology.
Certified by or eligible for certification by a recognized board of cardiovascular perfusion.
Computer literacy in multiple programs and databases.
Remain current in cardiovascular technology through relevant professional meetings, journals, seminars, consultants, or similar sources.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain cardiopulmonary support equipment during elective and emergency open-heart surgery, and document procedures and functions performed.
Operate and maintain life-support and assist devices throughout the hospital at the direction of an attending physician, including intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation, membrane oxygenator support, ventricular assist devices, and pacemaker support; initiate and troubleshoot devices as needed.
Provide life-support and assist-device services at surrounding hospitals under contractual agreements, including transporting patients to and from Riverside.
Operate and maintain cardiovascular monitoring equipment in the operating room and special-care units, including pressure-monitoring equipment, transducers, and pulmonary artery balloon-tip catheters; measure other pressures when needed and compare equipment when clinically or financially appropriate.
Provide and maintain intraoperative and postoperative autotransfusion, including blood collection and salvage, mediastinal and other requested autotransfusion, hemoconcentration of shed blood, and determination of anticoagulation status; document blood salvage and processing.
Operate and maintain pacemaker analysis and programming equipment; provide lead analysis at permanent pacemaker implantation and generator analysis at implantation and follow-up; maintain temporary pacemakers, leads, and accessories.
Provide 24-hour coverage for the use and maintenance of equipment and services; perform related duties when requested by physicians.
Remain current in related fields, including dialysis and organ preservation, and provide formal and informal in-services to hospital staff when needed.
Order and stock implantable heart valves and maintain device-tracking records.
Clean, sterilize, and monitor use of non-disposable equipment associated with perfusion procedures.
Perform quality-control testing and data collection, and maintain records of equipment usage and maintenance.