Position Title: Pediatric Perfusionist
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Description
Primary Children’s Hospital affiliated with the University of Utah performs approximately 350-400 open heart cases per year with another 100+ pump standby cases. We are looking for someone who is a strong team player, hard worker, and has a desire to see the program succeed. The perfusionist is responsible for set-up, priming, and operation of the heart-lung console for circulatory support procedures as well as other ancillary equipment. The University of Utah pediatric perfusionist is involved in a wide variety of cardiac cases including, but not limited to: ASD , VSD , Tetralogy of Fallot, AV Canal, Norwood, Glenn, Fontan, unifocalization, valve repair/replacement, LVAD , RVAD , sVAD, heart transplantation, etc. Perfusion also provides services related to auto-transfusion, perfusion standby, and coagulation testing. There is limited involvement with ECMO , but Perfusion is occasionally asked to consult on difficult ECMO patients. Perfusion is also involved in air ECMO transport where we assist the ECMO primers during transport. We are affiliated with the University of Utah School of Medicine which has a rich history of providing excellent medical training and has recently provided the opportunity to teach and train upcoming perfusion students by starting a master’s level Perfusion Program. All perfusionists will be a part of the clinical education of these students and may also have the opportunity to teach didactically in the classroom in addition to performing clinical responsibilities. On-call responsibilities are divided equally amongst the team. The duties described are generally descriptive but not all-inclusive.
Required
*Pediatric perfusion experience required*
- Completion of a formal academic training program in cardiovascular perfusion.
- Current certification by the American Board of cardiovascular perfusion.
This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.
Care is appropriate to the population served.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
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https://employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-city-ut/ps-pediatric-cardiovascular-perfusionist/E1BE9960C1A849ED92920B7A201582B7/job/
Posted: Monday, May 6, 2024