Staff Perfusionist - Anderson Heart Hospital (Full Time)

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Easton, PA

About The Position

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. The Staff Perfusionist is responsible for the appropriate selection and safe, effective, operation of equipment necessary for extracorporeal circulation, auto transfusion and cardiac assist using sterile technique as applicable under the direction of a physician. The perfusionist will also be expected to effectively communicate and work cooperatively with physicians, physician assistants, nursing personnel, and other surgical services team members.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of cardiovascular perfusion accredited by American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP).
Knowledge of principles, theories, and practice of extracorporeal blood circulation and related disciplines.
Knowledge of sterile, surgical, and operating room technique.
Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) or certification eligible by ABCP.
Licensed as Perfusionist in State of Pennsylvania or eligible for Pennsylvania perfusionist licensure as issued by State Board of Medicine.

Responsibilities

Performance of extracorporeal circulation with heart/lung machine including setup, operation, troubleshooting, dismantling and cleanup for routine and emergency cardiac surgery.
Setup, operation, troubleshooting, dismantling and cleanup of equipment for auto transfusion and platelet-rich-plasma blood component therapy in cardiac, vascular, trauma, orthopedic and surgical services as necessary and requested by attending surgeon.
Setup, operation and troubleshooting of intra aortic balloon pump (IABP).
Standby for high risk procedures in Operating Room, Cardiac Cath Lab and Interventional Radiology Suite.
Performance of “special applications” extracorporeal circulation including but not limited to ventricular assist, ECMO, isolated limb, hyper thermic intraperitoneal chemo perfusion, liver chemo perfusion, and cardiopulmonary bypass for hypothermia. Equipment selection, setup, operation, troubleshooting, dismantling and cleanup included.
Perform, analyze, interpret and respond to results of coagulation testing, blood gas analysis and hematologic tests including point-of-care testing.
Performance of continuous quality analysis/monitoring.
Perform routine maintenance, cleaning and calibration of heart/lung machine and ancillary perfusion services equipment.
Stock/replenish extracorporeal and related supplies.
Perform charting in patient medical record and Perfusion Department logs.
Data collection, audit and analysis of Perfusion Department and Cardiac Surgery Service records.
On-call on shared rotation as primary and secondary on-call perfusionist for cardiac surgery, trauma service, vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery on 24 hour/day, 7 day/week, 52 week/year basis.
Maintain a high level of expertise in extracorporeal circulation and clinical knowledge through routine review of relevant literature and attendance at seminars.
Give lectures, talks, presentations to students and hospital staff as required.