Perfusionist, UPMC Pinnacle (Harrisburg)

UPMC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

UPMC Procirca in Harrisburg, PA is seeking a full-time Perfusionist to join our team at UPMC Pinnacle. The role involves operating and maintaining heart-lung machines and related equipment under physician supervision, with work primarily in the operating room and potential coverage across the hospital.

This position offers a sign-on bonus up to $30,000 based on experience, mostly daylight shifts with evenings, nights, and weekends as needed, generous benefits, opportunities for career growth,

Responsibilities

• Maintain proficiency with accessory equipment and procedures.
• Administer medications, blood components, and anesthetic agents under the supervision by the attending physicians.
• Perform equipment maintenance checklists as required.
• Provide perfusion support for non-cardiac procedures such as: transplantation, chemoperfusion, ECMO, cardiac support devices, component therapy, and blood recovery.
• Assist in the evaluation of new equipment.
• Participate in on-call schedule per institutional policy.
• Safely conduct perfusion scope of practice.
• Make appropriate changes in therapy after consultation with the attending physician(s).
• Perform responsibilities outside the home-base hospital.
• Maintain equipment and supplies.
• Perform documentation associated with described responsibilities.
• Able to travel 25% of the time.
• Support continuing education and research as required by the perfusionist's scope of practice.
• Instruct students, residents and others in new procedures and equipment.
• Participate with development and revision of: policy and procedure, performance improvement, quality management, and staff education.
• Assists other staff members and hospital personnel in completion of needed tasks; and makes patient care and/or interdepartmental service the number one priority.

Job description

UPMC Procirca is looking for a full time Perfusionist to join their dedicated team at UPMC Pinnacle in Harrisburg, PA.

As assigned, a perfusionist performs, under the supervision of a licensed physician and according to prescribed procedures, those functions necessary for the support and treatment of the cardiopulmonary system of a patient. A perfusionist performs advanced technical work in the selection, preparation, operation, and maintenance of the heart/lung machine and accessory equipment. . The work area is primarily the operating room but the possibility exists for working throughout the hospital.

Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign on bonus, up to $30,000 (based on experience)!.

This role will work mostly daylight shifts, with evenings/nights, and weekends as needed.

UPMC offers a generous benefits package, an expansive total rewards package, opportunity to grow your career and much more.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain proficiency with accessory equipment and procedures.
• Perform duties and responsibilities according to the philosophy and standards of UPMC including conveying courtesy, respect, enthusiasm, and positive attitude in work situations with patients, peers, medical staff, and visitors.
• Administer medications, blood components, and anesthetic agents under the supervision by the attending physicians.
• Perform equipment maintenance checklists as required.
• Support Procirca contractual obligations.
• Provide perfusion support for non-cardiac procedures such as: transplantation, chemoperfusion, ECMO, cardiac support devices, component therapy, and blood recovery.
• Assist in the evaluation of new equipment.
• If employed at UPMC facility, serve as instructor/supervisor to UPMC School of Cardiovascular Perfusion
• Participate in on-call schedule per institutional policy.
• Safely conduct perfusion scope of practice.
• Make appropriate changes in therapy after consultation with the attending physician(s).
• Perform responsibilities outside the home-base hospital.
• Maintain equipment and supplies.
• Perform documentation associated with described responsibilities.
• If employed at UPMC facility, participate with coverage and call for STAT MedEvac responsibilities.
• Able to travel 25% of the time.
• Support continuing education and research as required by the perfusionist's scope of practice.
• Instruct students, residents and others in new procedures and equipment.
• Participate as assigned with the ordering and maintenance of supplies..
• Participate with development and revision of: policy and procedure, performance improvement, quality management, and staff education.
• Assists other staff members and hospital personnel in completion of needed tasks; and makes patient care and/or interdepartmental service the number one priority.