Casual Perfusionist

7 months ago

Newark, United States ChristianaCare Full time

Christiana Care Health System is seeking a Casual Perfusionist to join our dynamic Cardiac Surgery practice located at Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE just 40 miles south of center city Philadelphia. The successful candidate will join our employed team of 4 Perfusionists. Call is shared at 1:5. This position offers access to a wide range of cardiac surgery procedures and technologies with state of the art facilities and experienced support staff.

Christiana Care’s experienced Cardiac Surgery team performs close to 1,000 procedures annually. CCHS is a regional referral center for patients throughout Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania for cardiac surgery procedures including coronary artery bypass, aortic and mitral valve repair and replacement, TAVR, TEVAR, Lead Extraction, Mitraclip, ECMO, VAD, complex aortic procedures, and robotic coronary procedures.

Our practice is located on our expansive Christiana Hospital campus, a level-1 trauma center with 913 beds.

Work Hours:

Evening shift with limited Day shift. No weekends or holidays.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Reviews patient medical history and chart.

  • Determines, assembles and monitors equipment needed for cardiopulmonary bypass and other extra corporeal life support procedures.

  • Monitors patients’ blood temperature, composition and flow rate.

  • Ensures clinically efficient blood salvaging techniques.

  • Monitors blood gas and blood chemistry.

  • Monitors anticoagulation and hematological analysis.

  • Manages hemodilution and hemofiltration techniques.

  • Attends and participates in meetings, seminars and committees.

  • Educate/lecture on related perfusion subject material as dictated by the Chief Perfusionist.

  • Assist in the development, maintenance and enforcement of administrative and clinical policies and procedures.

  • Provide input towards the overall design and development of the department.

  • Assist in the development of performance improvement ideas.

  • Assist the Chief Perfusionist in overseeing point of care testing including training, management and quality control.

  • Assist with ordering and stocking of disposable items as well as management of annual preventive maintenance on equipment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Graduate of an accredited Perfusion program required.

  • Certification by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or board eligible with certification received within 18 months of hire..

  • Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)

ChristianaCare, headquartered in Wilmington, DE employs over 13,000 caregivers with three acute care hospitals (1,336 beds), extensive network of primary care and outpatient specialty services, home health care, urgent care centers and free-standing emergency department. We have locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Our Christiana campus offers a Level I trauma center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health. ChristianaCare is ranked by Healthgrades as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national quality ratings. We're a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows.

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