Top 3 Perfusionist Jobs in Nashville Tn

Board Certified Perfusionists
Posterity Group LLC —Nashville, TN
- Full-time
- Anatomy knowledge
- Surgery
- 5 years
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center —Nashville, TN
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Operating room
- Children
- Health insurance
Senior Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist (Multiple Openings)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center —Nashville, TN
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Pediatrics
- Organizational skills
- Health insurance

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Board Certified Perfusionists

Posterity Group LLC -
Nashville, TN

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Job Details

Full-time | Locum tenens | PRN

Qualifications

Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
ABCP Certification
Medical equipment operation
Cardiac surgery perfusion assistance
Pumping systems

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Description:

Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are tasked with staffing the Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System with Board Certified Perfusionists. The Perfusionist is expected to perform the following:

We are open to both full time and PRN/Locums schedules/availabilities.

Clinical perfusion services for cardiopulmonary bypass, Cell Saver, Platelet Gel Production, Pacer, and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) monitoring.
Perfusionist must stay in-house when providing IABP monitoring. Services shall be provided in collaboration with the Cardio/Thoracic Surgeon and Anesthesiologist.
Plan, organize, coordinate and evaluate the clinical perfusion requirements for each patient’s cardiopulmonary surgical procedure and are responsible for the physiologic monitoring, analysis, intervention and hemodynamic stability of patients in the most complex types of surgical procedures.
Perfusionist shall have expert knowledge of cardio-pulmonary bypass methods, equipment and procedures.
Provides a comprehensive understanding of anatomy, physiology, physics and mechanics of pacemakers in support of procedures for temporary pacemaker and Maze management.
Providing extracorporeal support: The Clinical Perfusionist is responsible for the management of the physiologic and metabolic needs of the cardiac surgical patient.
They are responsible for conducting extracorporeal circulation and ensuring the safe management of cardio-respiratory functions during any medical situation where it is necessary to support the patient’s cardio-respiratory function including but not limited to: cardiopulmonary bypass; extracorporeal resuscitation; and extracorporeal circulation for long term support of failing respiratory and/or cardiac function.
Associated extracorporeal support functions provided by the Clinical Perfusionist for maintaining the patient’s homeostasis as dictated by specific patient physiological status will include: myocardial protection through administration of prescribed cardioplegia solutions via the coronary blood supply anatomical systems; hemofiltration/renal replacement therapy; anticoagulation and hemostasis management, analysis and intervention; thermal regulation; blood gas and blood chemistry monitoring; physiologic monitoring, analysis and intervention; administration of blood components, pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents.
Heart failure therapy and clinical support services to include: ventricular assist device management; external counter pulsation and intra-aortic counter pulsation device oversight and management including device insertion and monitoring for patient balloon pump operation in the Intensive Care Units; temporary pacemaker management; external counter pulsation; management of transportation of extracorporeal supported patients for safe transport; hemofiltration and aqua pheresis; periodic flow augmentation therapy.
Provision of blood management services to include: autotransfusion oversight for autologous blood and cell salvage techniques; platelet gel therapies; non-differential progenitor cell harvest; acute normovolemia hemodilution; phlebotomy; hemostasis monitoring and analysis with an advanced working knowledge of anticoagulation therapies, blood component therapy (including platelet gel and sequestration), physiological implications of disease processes on hemostasis, blood banking procedures, blood storage and administration.
Other clinical responsibilities include Isolated limb/organ perfusion; isolated limb/ organ delivery of chemotherapeutics, progenitor cells, gene therapy vectors; organ procurement and preservation; thermogenic lavage; renal replacement therapy; electrophysiological analysis; therapeutic hyperthermia and therapeutic hypothermia.
Complies with all appropriate and applicable patient care policies, procedures and regulations of the VHA and MVAHCS to ensure compliance with Joint Commission guidelines.

Requirements:

Be certified with at least a minimum of five (5) years of experience
All Perfusionists shall be a graduate of an accredited Allied Health Education Program School of Perfusion Technology and shall be certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, demonstrate evidence of meeting continuing education requirements and shall have performed a minimum of 1000 clinical cases
Experience shall be demonstrated in the following areas: Open heart surgery, autotransfusion, heart lung machine, membrane oxygenation, left/right heart bypass, intra-aortic balloon pumping and centrifugal ventricular assist device

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