Perfusionist, Full-time Days, Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes - CAMDEN at Virtua in Camden, New Jersey

Job Description:

HELPING YOU BE WELL, GET WELL AND STAY WELL

As one of New Jersey's largest non-profit health systems, Virtua provides comprehensive health care services to achieve its mission to help people be well, get well and stay well.

Virtua provides services through Virtua Medical Group with 302 physicians and other clinicians, and at its urgent care centers, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, health and wellness centers, fitness centers, home health services, long-term care, rehabilitation centers and paramedic program.

A leader in maternal and child health services, Virtua delivers nearly 8,000 babies a year. It provides health services to 1,500 businesses, and participates in Virtua Physician Partners, a clinically integrated network of 1,400 physicians and other clinicians.
Virtua is affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neuroscience and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for pediatrics.

Virtua employs more than 9,000 and has been honored as the #1 Best Place to Work in the Delaware Valley every year since 2007. It is the recipient of a 4-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for quality of care, and its hospitals earned straight A's in patient safety by The Leapfrog Group and the 2016 Patient Safety Award from Healthgrades.

U.S. News and World Report ranked Virtua's Mount Holly and Voorhees hospitals as High Performing Hospitals and Voorhees as a Best Regional Hospital. Virtua is also the recipient of the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corporation.

Employment Type:

Employee

Employment Classification:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Work Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Total Weekly Hours:

40

Location:

Lourdes Health System - 1600 Haddon Ave

Additional Locations:

Job Summary:

Job Summary:

A perfusionist, is a specialized healthcare professional who operates the cardiopulmonary bypass machine (heart-lung machine) during cardiac surgery and other surgeries that require cardiopulmonary bypass to manage the patient's physiological status. As a member of the cardiovascular surgical team, the perfusionist helps maintain blood flow to the body's tissues as well as regulate levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. It is the perfusionist's responsibility to manage the metabolic and physiological demands of the patient during the procedure.

Position Responsibilities

Responsible for preparation of the heart-lung machine and any other equipment critical to the specific operation.

Continuously monitor the patient's status to manage the rate of blood circulation, balance the hemodynamics, maintain body temperature, stabilize blood composition and oversee other monitoring devices.

Carry out pharmacological interventions or blood transfusions as directed by primary surgeon

Keep surgical team informed of the patient's condition throughout the surgery.

Responsible for measuring various blood parameters and other indicators to identify appropriate mechanical intervention techniques, appropriate pharmacological treatments, and precise thermal manipulation techniques needed to maintain a viable physiological condition in the patient.

Must have a thorough knowledge of the equipment available to perform extracorporeal circulation function.

Consult with the surgeon to help in selecting the appropriate equipment and techniques to be utilized during surgery.

Required Education

• Candidates must either be board certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or board eligible.


• Candidates must have successfully completed training from an accredited perfusion program.


• New grads tenure contingent on passing the ABCP exam.

Ability to work on Call.

Required Experience:

2 years preferred experience in the field.

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