Perfusion Supervisor - Operating Room - F/T - Days

Perfusion Supervisor - Operating Room - F/T - Days

Req ID: 147565

Location: Orange, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: Operating Room

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range Minimum: USD $80.84/Hr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $163.41/Hr.

Position Summary:

The Perfusionist Supervisor is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day clinical operation as well as the administrative functions of the Cardiac Perfusion services department. The Supervisor provides daily oversight of staffing and scheduling for the Perfusion team, while ensuring competencies in clinical areas. Ensures compliance with departmental policies and procedures and as well as all regulatory agencies. Provides leadership and direction for the staff while promoting quality, safe and cost-effective patient care.

Required Qualifications:

• Three years of demonstrated experience working as a perfusionist, preferably in a level one trauma center
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Knowledge of sterile and perfusion supplies including extracorporeal oxygenators, tubing circuits, and cannulae for adult, pediatric and infants.
• Knowledge of human anatomy, disease processes, physiology, and biochemistry. Advanced knowledge of arteries, veins, organs and specific paths of blood flow throughout the body, of pressures and gas exchange within the body for all patient populations.
• Knowledge of blood components, plasma composition of the human body and use of blood products in association of support by extracorporeal circuits and devices.
• Demonstrated perfusion experience working with all levels of patient populations
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a clinical environment
• Bachelor's degree
• Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to maintain flexibility and work well in a fast paced, constantly changing environment
• Ability to learn and apply TJC, CDC, and AABB standards and protocols that apply to operating room procedures and departmental policies and protocols. Knowledge of sterile techniques in the delivery of patient care.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Ability to conduct literature search of a medical topic from a biomedical library using Medline search programs, and ability to teach and demonstrate ideas of routine scientific application.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree or higher
• Leadership experience in strategic planning, long range financial planning, budgeting and financial reporting.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Certified Cardiac Perfusionist
• Basic Life Support

Education:

Master's Degree