(Archived) Perfusionist

Perfusionist job in San Antonio, Texas.

The Perfusionist job is based out of San Antonio Military Medical Center in northeast San Antonio and is a civilian position providing services within the extensive military medical system, which provides services to active duty service members, military retirees, and their families. Civilian and military personnel work together in the hospitals and clinics.

The facility has an in-patient and operates a 24/7 emergency room. The position supports the cardiology staff.

It is a wonderful opportunity to work in a fantastic medical system serving an inspiring patient population.

FSR employees are VALUED. Our employees are our best assets!

• Competitive compensation
• Benefit package
• PTO + paid federal holidays
• Dedicated Program Manager to support your employment

Perfusionist Job Overview:

• Provide perfusion expertise for adult cardiopulmonary bypass.
• Prepare and assemble the heart-lung machine, intra-aortic balloon pumps and other related extracorporeal apparatus with the appropriate modifications and adaptations
• Work in close professional support with the cardio-vascular team.
• Maintain and operate the extracorporeal circulation apparatus (heart-lung machine), provide oxygenated blood, anesthetics, blood chemical and base equilibrium.
• Follow the rigid surgical aseptic techniques required to institute and maintain total body perfusion of the patient during open-heart surgery using extra-corporeal circulation.
• Control the technical operation and coordinate the maneuvers by which extra-corporeal circulation is instituted, sustained, and discontinued so that the heart and lungs resume normal function.
• Induce hypothermia when prescribed by the surgeon.
• Operate the cardioplegia delivery system for infusion of cardioplegia to the coronaries for myocardial preservation.
• Initiate, operate, and monitor the membrane respiratory or cardiac assist device for critically ill patients.
• Operate intra-aortic balloon assist devices when necessary
• Normal work hours will be Monday-Friday days
• On-Call and Call Back are required

Perfusionist Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Graduate from an accrediated cardiovascular perfusion program approved by the ABCP
• Certified by the ABCP
• 3 years experience within the last 4 years in a role which maintains skills and knowledge as a Perfusionist