UCLA Health

Sr. Perfusionist - Westwood

UCLA Health$211K — $280K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience as a perfusionist in a clinical setting
  • Certification as a Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP)
  • Strong knowledge of cardiac and thoracic surgical procedures
  • Experience with heart-lung machines and other advanced perfusion technologies
  • Ability to work effectively in high-pressure, multidisciplinary environments

Responsibilities

  • Support complex cardiac and thoracic surgeries alongside top surgeons
  • Assemble and operate advanced perfusion equipment, including heart-lung machines
  • Administer blood components, drugs, and fluids as per physician orders
  • Provide myocardial and organ protection during surgical procedures
  • Mentor and train junior perfusion staff and students
  • Contribute to clinical innovation initiatives within the healthcare organization

Benefits

  • Opportunity to impact patient lives positively
  • Work alongside top industry professionals
  • Mentorship role for upcoming perfusionists
  • Involvement in cutting-edge clinical innovations
  • Association with a nationally recognized healthcare organization
Full Job Description
Description

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 term assist devices, etc. This may include operation of devices such as Heart lung machine, IABP, VAD and ECMO.

Salary Range: $101.96 - $134.44/Hourly

About UCLA Health

UCLA Health is a world-renowned academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It comprises four hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics. UCLA Health is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States. The health system employs over 20,000 people and serves as a major center for patient care, medical education, and research.
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