Cardiovascular Perfusionist
Employer: SpecialtyCare, Inc.
Position Location: Brentwood, TN
Position: Cardiovascular Perfusionist
Job Duties:
-
Perform complex tests for diagnosis, treatment, and measurement, and monitor cardiovascular system functions alongside cardiologists during open heart surgery.
-
Initiate, monitor, manage, and wean from support, critically ill patients with the use of cardiac perfusion specific devices.
-
Utilize an intra-aortic balloon pump, ECMO pumps, cardiac surgery bypass pumps, I-STAT lab equipment, ventricular assist devices, and autologous blood processing.
-
Manage inventory for drugs and utilizing pharmacologic knowledge to administer medication for patients through cardiac perfusion specific devices.
-
Mentor, tutor, evaluate, and supervise Perfusion students.
-
Position is based out of Brentwood, TN HQ but telecommuting is permitted on a case-by-case basis.
-
TRAVEL: Unanticipated travel for conferences or clinical coverage within Midwest region of the U.S., not to exceed 4 trips annually as determined by business needs
Job Requirements:
Education Requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Perfusion Technology, Cardiovascular Sciences, or closely related. Employer will accept foreign degree if in the same field.
Experience Requirements:
• 24 months of experience in job offered, Echocardiographer (CRCS), or closely related.
Special skills requirements:
-
Experience in operating and monitoring cardiovascular diagnostic specific devices, such as the Philips ultrasound imaging Epiq machine, placing and monitoring of ECG leads.
-
Experience in interpreting and creating preliminary medical reports including transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE) and stress tests. Understanding of critical pathologic values used to form diagnoses.
-
Experience with cardiac diagnostic interpreting software related to the above procedures (Echo PACS).
-
Experience in the reconstituting and direction of administration of IV drugs to obtain optimal diagnostic results (Definity contrast agent, saline bubble studies).
-
Must have or be able to become Certified in the Practice of Clinical Perfusion from the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion.
Salary: Available upon request
Work Schedule: 40 hours/week
Qualified applicants send cover letter and resumes to: SpecialtyCare, Inc., Brittany Warren, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Brittany.warren@specialtycare.net, ref job#HKF01. EOE. Standard Benefits. #LI-DNI #FB-DNI #IN-DNI #TW-DNI #GD-DNI