General Information
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Work Location Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule rotating and varied shifts with call assigned, including nights and weekends as needed. You will be assigned 12hr base on 6 day block on followed with 8 days off which will exclude consecutive day pay
Posted Date 03032026
Salary Range 101.96 - 134.44 Hourly
Employment Type 2 - Staff
Career Duration indefinite
Job 29109
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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Play a key role within a world-class care award-winning health system. You can help ensure the delivery of outstanding cardiac surgical care and take your career in an exciting new direction. As a perfusionist, youll be an important contributor to the nations largest and most advanced heart and lung transplant program. Our exceptional team of clinical professionals combined with leading-edge technology makes UCLA Health the trusted destination for the most diverse and complex cardiac cases.
The Perfusionist is daily supervised and given routine work assignment and responsibilities by the Director. Routine patient care is under the direction of the Director and the Attending Cardiac Surgeon. Under the order of the Attending physician. You will provide critical patient care as you support 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 Senior Perfusionist: 97.10 - 128.04 hourly Perfusionist: 87.42 - 96.53 hourly
Job Qualifications
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We are seeking a highly-motivated, flexible individual with a Bachelors degree from an accredited perfusion program. BCLS certification from ARC or AHA. CCP required 24 months after graduation. For Senior Perfusionist, 24 months of adult and 6 months pediatric experience required.
Experience with a variety of heart-lung machines, centrifugal pumps, IABP implantable ventricular assist devices, intraoperative auto transfusion devices, blood saturation monitors, hemodynamic pressure transducers, ECMO, anticoagulation monitors, etc.
Advanced knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry, including cardiac diseases, defects, and congenital anomalies. Knowledge of sterile and perfusion supplies, including extracorporeal oxygenators, tubing circuits, and cannulae for all patient populations.
Understanding of a variety of organ preservation. Knowledge of blood products, components, and plasma composition of the human body. Exceptional communication, organizational, prioritizing, and teaching skills. Ability to learn and apply JCAHO, CDC, and AABB standards and protocols.
Knowledge of sterile techniques in the delivery of patient care. Ability to work flexible hours, as well as lift and move objects/equipment weighing up to 350 lbs.
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.