Staff Perfusionist Lead
About The Position
Geisinger is seeking a Staff Perfusionist Lead to join their team at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC). This role involves acting as a primary point of contact for clinical staff, participating in quality assurance, and providing technical instruction. The Lead will assist the System Chief Perfusionist in onboarding new staff, coordinating Perfusion staff activities (schedules, daily responsibilities, continuing medical education), developing goals and objectives, and coordinating in-service teaching programs. They will also assist in coordinating data collection and analysis for studies, interviewing candidates, monitoring daily activities to ensure objectives are met, and assuring appropriate utilization of perfusion staff. The position maintains clinical practice skills and patient care duties, performing the duties of a staff perfusionist, including preparing the operating room, handling contaminated materials, caring for perfusion equipment, maintaining patient records, operating blood salvaging equipment, performing plasmapheresis, and utilizing coagulation monitors. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Certified Perfusionist - American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP)
- Minimum of 2 years related work experience
- Mentoring Skills
Responsibilities
- Acts as primary point of contact for clinical staff regarding questions and concerns involving patients for general or specific purposes.
- Participates in quality assurance measures and when needed technical instruction for clinical procedures.
- Assists System Chief Perfusionist in the onboarding of new Perfusionist and Perfusionist Assistant staff including, but not limited to, their orientation and professional development, monitoring progression to independence following appropriate training, and determination if further training may be required.
- Assists System Chief Perfusionist in coordinating activities of Perfusion staff including, but not limited to, schedules, daily responsibilities, continuing medical education, and other duties as assigned by the System Chief Perfusionist , Associate Vice President and Vice President.
- Assists System Chief Perfusionist in the ongoing development of goals and objectives for the Perfusion staff, both individually and collectively.
- Assists the System Chief Perfusionist in coordinating and directing in-service teaching programs on perfusion and related technologies.
- Assists the System Chief Perfusionist in coordinating collection and analysis of data for studies, projects, and clinical monitoring, etc.
- Assists with interviewing perfusion candidates.
- Assists System Chief Perfusionist in monitoring the daily schedule of activities to ensure objectives are met.
- Assists System Chief Perfusionist and operational leadership in assuring appropriate utilization of perfusion staff.
- Maintains clinical practice skills and patient care duties.
- Performs the duties of a staff perfusionist; assists in preparing the operating room for surgery relative to perfusion services; handles and disposes of contaminated materials and equipment using aseptic technique to prevent spread of infection; assists with care and selection of perfusion equipment in the operating room; cleans equipment; maintains patient records on perfusion services; operates blood salvaging equipment; performs plasmapheresis procedures where necessary; utilizes coagulation monitors to aid in the diagnosis of abnormal coagulation conditions.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short-term disability coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contributions
- Generous paid time off (PTO)
- Tuition reimbursement
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program
- Adoption assistance
- Fertility benefits
- Parental leave pay
- Military leave pay
- Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Universal life insurance
- Pet insurance
- Legal insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
