Travel Perfusionist - $3,445 per week
Company: CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
Location: Lake Charles
Posted on: October 30, 2024
Job Description:
- Certification Details
- BLS required.
- Job Details
- Maintains and operates cardiopulmonary pump, Cell Saver,
autotransfuser and intra-aortic balloon pump during invasive
cardiovascular procedures.
- Provides assistance to the physicians and staff as needed.
- This job description is not intended to be all inclusive.
- Associate may be required to perform other reasonably related
job duties as assigned.
- CHRISTUS Health reserves the right to revise or change duties
and responsibilities as the need arises.
- Job Requirements
- Completion of an accredited perfusionist program required.
- 3 years of experience preferred.
- Board eligible or certified by the American Board of
Cardiovascular Perfusion preferred.
- Perfusionist state licensure preferred.
- Unit Specific Information
- Operate life support equipment for the patient undergoing
open-heart surgery, specifically the cardiopulmonary bypass machine
('pump').
- Set up and operate left and/or right heart bypass pumps.
- Operate extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and/or operation of
total or partial artificial heart console systems.
- Set up and operate Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping system.
- Demonstrate full knowledge of the heparin, protamine,
anticoagulation-titration analysis systems.
- Ability to serve in an advisory capacity to the surgeon
responsible for ordering the administration of cardiac drugs.
- Set up and operate Auto transfusion (blood cell saver)
equipment when required to support cardiovascular, orthopedic,
vascular and other surgical procedures in which the auto
transfusion system is required.
- Demonstrate understanding of and proficiency in patient
management responsibilities including: Anatomy, Physiology,
Pathology, Pharmacology, Cardiology, Surgical Techniques,
Physiologic Monitoring, and Patient Care.
- Review basic histology and anatomy required to gain the best
understanding of the patient's disease process.
- Assist in setting up and inserting the IABP in a variety of
settings as required; OR, Cardiac Cath Lab, ICU or other
areas.
- Ensure ordering of supplies and organizational activity
needs.
- Ensure heart-lung machines are cleaned and in good working
order per manufacturer's recommendations.
- Assist in providing required data for Quality and Infection
Control as needed.
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