Principal Perfusionist - Adults
| Job Name | Principal Perfusionist - Adults |
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| Department | 7420030 - PERFUSION SERVICE SFMED |
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| Job ID | 5974 |
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| Job Code | PERFUSIONIST SR NEX (009027) |
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| IAP | Staff Plan (target potential payout of $900, maximum of $1,800) |
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| Bargaining Unit | EX |
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| Job Family | Cardiovascular Services |
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| Organization | UCSF Health BU |
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| Primary Location | San Francisco, CA, United States |
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| Detail URL | https://careers.ucsf.edu/careers/JobDetail/San-Francisco-CA-United-States/4543 |
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Job Description
The Principal Perfusionist serves as the highest-level clinical and technical expert within Perfusion Services. Under the direction of the attending physician and departmental leadership, the Principal Perfusionist provides advanced patient care services requiring extracorporeal circulation and/or oxygenation while serving as a recognized subject matter expert in perfusion practice, mechanical circulatory support, quality improvement, clinical program development, and staff development.
The Principal Perfusionist performs all duties of the Senior Perfusionist classification and is responsible for the most complex adult, pediatric, neonatal, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support cases. The incumbent provides expert consultation to physicians, nursing leadership, perfusion staff, and hospital administration regarding clinical practice, technology assessment, protocol development, quality initiatives, and strategic program growth.
The Principal Perfusionist functions as a department-wide resource and contributes to the advancement of perfusion practice through education, research, innovation, and performance improvement activities.
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.
Clinical perfusionists are members of the open-heart surgery team, working primarily in cardiac operating theatres, as part of a team which includes cardio-thoracic surgeons, anesthetists, cardiologists, healthcare scientists working 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 multiple 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. The position will also participate in an on-call rotation.