What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Perfusionist, Per Diem - Westwood position at UCLA Health Careers?
As a Senior Perfusionist, you'll play a critical role in supporting some of the most complex cardiac and thoracic procedures in while working alongside world-renowned surgeons, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient lives, mentor the next generation of perfusion professionals, and contribute to groundbreaking clinical innovation within a nationally recognized healthcare organization.
The Sr. Perfusionist is supervised daily and given routine work assignment and responsibilities by the Director. Routine patient care is under the direction of the Perfusion Director and the Attending Cardiac Surgeon. Under the order of the Attending physician, the Sr. Perfusionist provides patient care in the form of support services of extracorporeal circulation and/or oxygenation, myocardial and/or organ protection and preservation, blood component and drug/fluid administration. This includes assembly and operation of the heart-lung machine and extracorporeal circuits, operation of heater, coolers and cardioplegia delivery system, also blood concentrators, coagulation monitors, and long -tern assist devices, etc. This may include operation of devices such as Heart lung machine, IABP, VAD and ECMO.
Please note, this is a part-time per diem position and may convert to career.
Salary Range: $124.37/Hourly
Salary : $132