Perfusionist

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Burlington, MA

87d

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. The Staff Perfusionist is responsible for the safety and treatment of patients needing extracorporeal circulation. Duties include, but are not limited to: Working as clinical perfusionist, Intraoperative Blood Salvage, ECMO, VADS, completing satisfactory performance appraisals and competency assessments, clinical education and completing departmental projects in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited perfusion program.
• Certified, or certification eligible by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion.
• Licensed, or licensure eligible in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical skills to participate, identify and solve perfusion related problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, physicians, management and operating room personnel.
• Ability to make independent judgements to resolve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Under the direct supervision of department leadership actively ensures adequate coverage for all cardiac surgical and cell saving procedures.
• Complete the Pre-bypass checklist prior to cardiopulmonary bypass to ensure that the appropriate resources are available and in satisfactory condition for the surgery.
• Review the patient's chart prior to surgery to better anticipate peri-operative and post-operative problems.
• At the discretion of the surgeon initiates and terminates extracorporeal circulation.
• During bypass surgery: Employs safety devices, such as an air bubble detector, low level alarms.
• Maintains an appropriate blood flow according to protocol.
• Administers cardioplegia solutions as prescribed by surgeon.
• Maintains an appropriate blood pressure.
• Monitors operating volume in extracorporeal circuits and keeps at safe level.
• Administers medication, blood products, anesthetic agents, or intravenous solutions.
• Maintains an appropriate gas exchange according to established protocol.
• Regulates the patient's body temperature as prescribed by surgeon.
• Monitors and maintains proper anticoagulation status of the patient according to established protocol.
• Operates the Intra-Operative Blood Salvage equipment.
• Calculate projected flow rates, medication doses, and assess the need for blood replacement in accordance with each patient's physical condition and hospital protocol.
• Monitors and maintains ECMO and MCS Devices and assists with implantation.
• Provides POC testing as appropriate and complies with all CLIA and CAP guidelines.
• As a member of the liver transplant team, performs veno-veno bypass, auto-transfusion and rapid infusion.
• Expected to develop strong collaborative relationships with physicians, AP staff, ECMO teams and healthcare Professionals.
• Assist in the development of a culture that drives quality, patient safety, intra-department teambuilding, interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Maintains courteous and effective interactions with colleagues and patients.
• Provides support to actively working staff.
• Maintains the expected level of professionalism in the department, hospital and healthcare system.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree