Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)
Perfusionist
Position Highlights:
Nebraska Medicine is seeking a Perfusionist to join our Perfusion Team, this role is located in Omaha, NE. The Perfusionist will provide extracorporeal circulatory and respiratory support during cardiac and other surgical procedures by operating heart-lung machines, monitoring patient physiological parameters, and managing perfusion equipment to ensure safe and effective patient care
If you have questions about applying for the Perfusionist role, please contact Allie Bruss at [redacted].
Shift Details:
Full Time, 1.0 FTE, Exempt
Job Duties: Perfusionist
Provide life support to critically ill patients, surgical and non-surgical.
Required Qualifications: Perfusionist
• Bachelor's degree and graduation from an accredited perfusion education program required.
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to anticipate and respond effectively to changes in direction and priorities required.
• Demonstrate a well-ordered approach to problem solving required.
• Experience with extracorporeal equipment, e.g., heart-lung machine (includes pressure monitoring, coagulation, and ventilation devices), CDI 500 in-line blood gas monitor, centrifugal pump, cooler/heater, autotransfusion machine, ventricular assist devices (thoratec, heartmate, a biomed, intra-aortic balloon pump) required.
• Knowledge of all patient care equipment, policy, procedure, and protocol manuals, computer/information systems, copier/telecommunication systems required.
• Meet needs of the department on a 24-hour on-call notice required.
• Current certification/eligibility by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP) and License eligible for the state of Nebraska or temporary license required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required, must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1, 2023 or later).
Preferred Qualifications: Perfusionist
• Prior working experience in related field preferred.
• Interest in research and student perfusion education preferred.
• Nebraska Cardiovascular Perfusionist license eligibility is preferred.
