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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Principal Perfusionist serves as the highest-level clinical and technical expert within Perfusio |
| > | n Services. Under the direction of the attending physician and departmental leadership, the Principa | ||||
| > | l Perfusionist provides advanced patient care services requiring extracorporeal circulation and/or o | ||||
| > | xygenation while serving as a recognized subject matter expert in perfusion practice, mechanical cir | ||||
| > | culatory support, quality improvement, clinical program development, and staff development. | ||||
| 2 | The Principal Perfusionist serves as the highest-level clinical and technical expert within Perfusio | ||||
| > | n Services. Under the direction of the attending physician and departmental leadership, the Principa | ||||
| > | l Perfusionist provides advanced patient care services requiring extracorporeal circulation and/or o | ||||
| > | xygenation while serving as a recognized subject matter expert in perfusion practice, mechanical cir | ||||
| > | culatory support, quality improvement, clinical program development, and staff development. The Prin | ||||
| > | cipal Perfusionist performs all duties of the Senior Perfusionist classification and is responsible | ||||
| > | for the most complex adult, pediatric, neonatal, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support case | ||||
| > | s. The incumbent provides expert consultation to physicians, nursing leadership, perfusion staff, an | ||||
| > | d hospital administration regarding clinical practice, technology assessment, protocol development, | ||||
| > | quality initiatives, and strategic program growth. The Principal Perfusionist functions as a departm | ||||
| > | ent-wide resource and contributes to the advancement of perfusion practice through education, resear | ||||
| > | ch, innovation, and performance improvement activities. The main operating room delivers patient car | ||||
| > | e through provision and management of capital supplies, instrumentation and technological support as | ||||
| > | well human resources in collaboration with medical and paramedical staff to effectively manage pati | ||||
| > | ents undergoing elective, urgent, and emergent surgical intervention. Clinical perfusionists are mem | ||||
| > | bers of the open-heart surgery team, working primarily in cardiac operating theatres, as part of a t | ||||
| > | eam which includes cardio-thoracic surgeons, anesthetists, cardiologists, healthcare scientists work | ||||
| > | ing in cardiac sciences, theatre nurses and operating department practitioners. NOTE: This position | ||||
| > | is eligible for a sign-on bonus and/or moving expense reimbursement This position will serve multipl | ||||
| > | e hospitals within the USCF Health network Scheduling options may include four 10-hour shifts (100% | ||||
| > | FTE) or three 12-hour shifts (90% FTE), based on operational needs and final scheduling structure. T | ||||
| > | he position will also participate in an on-call rotation. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The Principal Perfusionist performs all duties of the Senior Perfusionist classification and is res |
| > | ponsible for the most complex adult, pediatric, neonatal, transplant, and mechanical circulatory sup | ||||
| > | port cases. The incumbent provides expert consultation to physicians, nursing leadership, perfusion | ||||
| > | staff, and hospital administration regarding clinical practice, technology assessment, protocol deve | ||||
| > | lopment, quality initiatives, and strategic program growth. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Successful completion of an accredited perfusion education program. - Cur | 4 | |||
| > | rent Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) credential from the American Board of Cardiovascular Perf | ||||
| > | usion. - BLS certification. - Three (3) or more years of progressively responsible clinical perfusio | ||||
| > | n experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. - Demonstrated expertise in adul | ||||
| > | t, pediatric, neonatal, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support services. - Demonstrated expe | ||||
| > | rience leading quality improvement, program development, and performance improvement initiatives. - | ||||
| > | Demonstrated experience mentoring staff and serving as a clinical resource. - Advanced knowledge of | ||||
| > | extracorporeal circulation, hemodynamics, cardiovascular physiology, and perfusion technologies. - A | ||||
| > | bility to independently manage highly complex clinical situations. - Excellent written, verbal, and | ||||
| > | presentation skills. - Advanced knowledge, skills, and ability to operate all routine equipment, spe | ||||
| > | cial devices, monitors. - Advanced knowledge of sterile and perfusion supplies including extracorpor | ||||
| > | eal oxygenators, tubing circuits, and cannulae for adult, pediatric and infants. - Advanced knowledg | ||||
| > | e of blood components, plasma composition of the human body and use of blood products in association | ||||
| > | of support by extracorporeal circuits and devices. - Advanced knowledge of human anatomy, disease p | ||||
| > | rocesses, physiology, and biochemistry. - Advanced knowledge of arteries, veins, organs and specific | ||||
| > | paths of blood flow throughout the body, of pressures and gas exchange within the body for all pati | ||||
| > | ent populations. - Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holiday | ||||
| > | s - Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English - Ability to maintain flexibility | ||||
| > | and work well in a fast paced, constantly changing environment - Advanced knowledge of sterile techn | ||||
| > | iques in the delivery of patient care. - Ability to independently initiate bypass for adult, pediatr | ||||
| > | ic and neonatal patient population. - Ability to follow orders, take directions, and implement writt | ||||
| > | en perfusion protocols. - Utilize formulas and applied mathematics in associated application of perf | ||||
| > | usion protocols. Preferred Qualifications: - Understanding of applicable regulatory requirements - K | ||||
| > | nowledge of EPIC medical record system - Experience in an academic medical center. - Experience lead | ||||
| > | ing multidisciplinary quality or operational initiatives. - Experience with clinical research, publi | ||||
| > | cation, or presentation activities. - Advanced degree in a related discipline. - National committee, | ||||
| > | professional society, or specialty leadership experience. - Experience implementing new clinical pr | ||||
| > | ograms or technologies. - Certificate of Completion from a CAHEAP accredited School of Perfusion Req | ||||
| > | uired Licenses/Certifications: - BLS - Certified Cardiac Perfusionist (CCP) | ||||
| 5 | The Principal Perfusionist functions as a department-wide resource and contributes to the advanceme | ||||
| > | nt of perfusion practice through education, research, innovation, and performance improvement activi | ||||
| > | ties. | ||||
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| 7 | The main operating room delivers patient care through provision and management of capital supplies, | ||||
| > | instrumentation and technological support as well human resources in collaboration with medical and | ||||
| > | paramedical staff to effectively manage patients undergoing elective, urgent, and emergent surgical | ||||
| > | intervention. | ||||
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| 9 | Clinical perfusionists are members of the open-heart surgery team, working primarily in cardiac ope | ||||
| > | rating theatres, as part of a team which includes cardio-thoracic surgeons, anesthetists, cardiologi | ||||
| > | sts, healthcare scientists working in cardiac sciences, theatre nurses and operating department prac | ||||
| > | titioners. | ||||
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| 11 | NOTE: | ||||
| 12 | * This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus and/or moving expense reimbursement | ||||
| 13 | * This position will serve multiple hospitals within the USCF Health network | ||||
| 14 | * Scheduling options may include four 10-hour shifts (100% FTE) or three 12-hour shifts (90% FTE), | ||||
| > | based on operational needs and final scheduling structure. The position will also participate in an | ||||
| > | on-call rotation. | ||||