Perfusionist (Full-Time Days / 8's)

Overview

Kettering Health Main Campus

• Kettering Health Main Campus, formerly Kettering Medical Center, is the flagship hospital of Kettering Health and has been serving Kettering, Ohio and the Greater Dayton area since 1964.
• The facility includes the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Heart Hospital, maternity service with a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and level II Emergency Care.
• In 2020, KH Main Campus received an A from the Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, ranking among the safest hospitals in the United States.
• Received 4 Star Baby-Friendly Hospital status by the Ohio Hospital Association.
• Awarded as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson Health in 2020.
• Kettering received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award by Healthgrades (2017-2019).
• Accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians as a Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department.
• 465-bed hospital (includes newborn beds)

Responsibilities & Requirements

Perfusionists at Kettering Health Enjoy :

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• After hours pay
• Low cost of living community, one hour from two major cities with international airports
• Annual CME reimbursement with five paid CME days
• Multiple retirement accounts matching programs including 403b and 457
• Day one core benefits, including medical, dental, vision, retirement matching, PTO, and more
• Work life balance
• Collaborative, supportive team work environment emphasizing comradery
• Free garage parking
• Access to the Doctor's Lounge

Position Scope and Key Responsibilities :

• Adult cardiac only cases
• Support four surgeons across two campuses
• 450-500 heart cases per year
• 150 TAVR procedures
• Network support for auto transfusion, PRP / BMA, HIPEC, Angiovac, EVAR, TEVAR, complex lead extractions
• Non-transplant, non VAD center with minimal Ecmo

Surgery Participation :

• Consults with surgeon regarding type of procedure to be performed and any required modification to the extracorporeal circuit, equipment or methods to be employed.
• Assembles, primes, circulates and tests the extracorporeal circuit prior to initiation of heart / lung bypass.
• Monitors and observes the operation of the heart / lung machine and the patient’s physiologic parameters during extracorporeal circulation, making adjustments as required maintaining adequate perfusion.
• Administers medications and / or blood products to the patient via the heart / lung machine, in consultation with the attending surgeon or anesthesiologist.
• Obtains patient specimens at appropriate times during the surgical procedure for laboratory analysis.
• Point of care coagulation and blood gas analysis
• Initiate and transport IABP during cardiac surgery

Safety Practices :

• Able to follow safety standards according to established guidelines, . lifting, equipment, universal precautions, OSHA guidelines.
• Maintains a safe patient environment by reporting faulty equipment, cleans and sterilizes instrumentation per procedure.

Educational Requirements :

• Perfusionist shall have broad education training in cardiovascular perfusion obtained by successful completion of an accredited cardiovascular perfusion training program and certification by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion and / or Board eligible.
• Maintain current BLS certification
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