Lead Perfusionist (Full-Time)

Hackensack Meridian Health Inc.; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health Inc. seeks a Lead Perfusionist to oversee the perfusion team, assign daily duties, and ensure patient safety during bypass procedures. Responsibilities include setting up and operating heart-lung machines and related devices under surgeon direction.

The role emphasizes leadership, advanced perfusion knowledge, and strong communication with clinical staff to support high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Management experience in Perfusion Services is required.
• Degree in perfusion technology or related science needed.
• Excellent communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the perfusion team, including scheduling and delegation of daily assignments.
• Set up and operate heart-lung machines for bypass procedures, ventricular assist devices, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and autotransfusion devices under surgeon direction.

Skills

Excellent communication

Management experience

Education

High School diploma / GED

Perfusion technology degree or related science

Job description

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Lead Perfusionist will be responsible for the oversight of the perfusion team including the scheduling and delegation of daily assignments for the Perfusionist and Perfusion technicians in the Department of Perfusion Services as directed by the Director of Perfusion Services. The Lead Perfusionist, under the direction of the primary surgeon, shall set-up and operate such devices as the heart lung machine for bypass procedures, ventricular assists devices, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and the autotransfusion device.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Management experience in Perfusion Services.
• A minimum of a degree in perfusion technology, other related science, or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• 8 years of clinical perfusion experience.
• 4 years of clinical pediatric perfusion experience.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Perfusionist License.

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

• Certified in Cardiovascular Perfusion.

Contacts:

• Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.

Working Conditions:

• Lifts a minimum of 70 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 300 lbs. and stands a minimum of 8 hours a day.