Perfusionist

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking Perfusionist with Pediatrics experience. This well respected pediatric medical center offers a complete range of healthcare services for children. They are also considered one of the largest full-service hospitals exclusively for children in Louisiana and the Gulf South. The hospital is also known for providing the highest level of care for children from all 64 parishes in Louisiana, across the Gulf South.

As a perfusionist in this role you must :

• have extensive experience working with pediatric patients. You must be proficient at operating and maintaining all perfusion equipment such as heart lung machine, autotransfusion equipment, intra-aortic balloon pump, ventricular assist devices, etc.
• Understand, performs, and maintains proper anticoagulation during extra-corporeal procedures as well as reversal of anticoagulation.
• Ensures adequate myocardial protection regarding safe and effective delivery while keeping surgeon informed on the status of temperature, time, pressures, and volume delivery.
• Understand, maintains and monitors all aspects of adequate perfusion to patients under their care, including but not limited to blood gases, electrolyte level, hematocrits, urine output, blood pressure, cerebral perfusion, and anesthesia.
• Administers blood, blood products and medications under direction.
• Be able to perform certain laboratory analysis point of care tests during cardiopulmonary bypass. These may include ACT measurements, ABGs, electrolytes, and hematocrits level.
• Involved in the collection of and entry of all STS analysis of reports and monitoring quality improvement techniques.
• Participates in CAP POC testing and performs daily and monthly controls.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

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For more details on this position call 954 361 7449 and send your most recent resume to carlo@palmcareers.com

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