Perfusionist
About The Position
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is a NATIONAL LEADER in the HEART OF THE MIDWEST. Come join a team built on innovation and excellence You can trust your heart with us! We are proud of what we have accomplished and our contributions in creating today’s standard of treatment. We are a team of 16 perfusionists that provide services to 7 surgeons and we are looking to expand our team! The majority of our cases are performed at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI. Our Team also supports procedures at our sister hospital Aurora Grafton Medical Center. Our procedures include CABGs, Valves, Heart Transplants, TAVRs, HIPEC, Angiovac, and ECMO. Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is one of the clinical sites for the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Masters in Perfusion Program. Our Team of Perfusionists Utilize: Terumo System 1 with the FX Oxygenator, Quest Myocardial Protection System with micro-cardioplegia and Del Nido cardioplegia, Medtronic Autolog cell savers, TEG 6s. 35 ECMO cases per year on average. The future is happening here! Aurora was named a Top Workplace for the last five years in a row. St. Luke's is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report for Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, and Geriatrics – and recognized as a top performer in 16 different categories. Internationally known for expertise in heart care, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center ranks among the top 10 centers in the world for minimally invasive, robotic-assisted heart surgery. U.S. News & World Report has singled out our services as well, making us 1 of only 26 hospitals in the U.S. to receive “Triple Recognition” for stroke and cardiac patients.
Requirements
- Perfusionist license issued by the state of Wisconsin
- Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) certification issued by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP)
- Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent knowledge) in Cardiovascular Technology
- Typically requires 3 years of experience in pumping perfusion cases
- Excellent organization and prioritization skills; with a high attention to detail
- Demonstrated communication, interpersonal and human relations skills
- Excellent patient assessment skills
- Demonstrated writing, editing and research skills
- Ability to work within stressful situations, and to exercise sound judgment in complex situations
- Proficient computer skills including keyboarding, navigation within a windows operating system, and electronic medical records
Nice To Haves
- If new grad, may work under temp license until able to complete certification
Responsibilities
- cardiopulmonary support
- Performs rapid infusion
- cardioplegia administration
- hemoconcentration
- hemodiafiltration
- perfusion
- Perfusionist
- heart procedures
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- flex spending
- 401K
- PTO
- life insurance
- disability
- employee discount program
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
