Sr. Perfusionist – Westwood

Veterans in Healthcare; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,515 - 185,976; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Perfusionist to support advanced cardiac and thoracic procedures, ensuring expert perfusion care. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, working closely with surgeons and clinical staff to optimize patient outcomes.

The role involves operating the heart-lung machine and related systems, supervising daily activities, and contributing to clinical innovation within a nationally recognized healthcare organization.

Responsibilities

• Support complex cardiac and thoracic procedures with perfusion equipment.
• Operate heart-lung machine, ECMO devices, IABP, and VAD as assigned.
• Mentor perfusion staff and collaborate with surgeons and care teams.

Job description

Job Overview

Work Location Los Angeles,CA
Job #31711
Work Hours Monday – Friday; 6:30am – 3:00pm including on call, holidays, and weekends as assigned by the Director
Employment Type 2 – Staff- Career
Duration INDEFINITE
Salary Range $101.96-134.44 Hourly
Posted Date July 10, 2026
Bargaining Unit AFSCME – EX

Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading‑edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Perfusionist, you’ll play a critical role in supporting some of the most complex cardiac and thoracic procedures 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.