The Staff Pediatric Perfusionist is responsible for all duties related to the care of patients requiring specialized pediatric/neonatal cardiac bypass or extra corporeal life support. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of specialized pediatric/neonatal equipment, supplies, and techniques which are unique to the care of the pediatric/neonatal patient requiring life supporting cardiac or respiratory support.

What you’ll do

• Applies an in-depth knowledge of complex pediatric/neonatal congenital heart disease to safely perform patient calculations, select and, sets up primes, operate and maintains specialized and pediatric/neonatal the pediatric/neonatal equipment required to provide care for patients requiring surgical procedures necessary to care for pediatric/neonatal complex congenital heart disease or requiring extra corporeal life support.
• Applies an in-depth knowledge of complex pediatric/neonatal congenital heart disease to safely monitor physiological responses to cardiopulmonary bypass by monitoring flows and pressures (such as venous return); collecting and analyzing blood samples; monitoring laboratory results.
• Applies an in-depth knowledge of complex pediatric/neonatal congenital heart disease to safely maintain specialized and adapted pediatric cardiovascular perfusion or related equipment as required by the manufacturer in conjunction with Biomedical Engineering.
• Collaborates with the pediatric interprofessional care team to evaluate pediatric/neonatal extra corporeal life support equipment and/or cardiovascular perfusion equipment.
• Collaborates with the pediatric interprofessional care team in equipment trials pertaining to pediatric/neonatal extra corporeal life support or cardiovascular perfusion.
• Participates, as a member of the specialized interprofessional pediatric cardiac perioperative and critical care teams, by collaborating to provide the specialty pediatric/neonatal congenital heart disease education required for the orientation of new hires and students. This will include, but not be limited to. Performing duties such as demonstrating and explaining pediatric/neonatal procedures and processes, buddying students, demonstrating the use of specialized pediatric/neonatal extra corporeal life support and perfusion equipment, and teaching about disease processes that are unique to the pediatric/neonatal population.
• Contributes to the creation of new knowledge required to improve the care of the pediatric/neonatal patient needing extra corporeal life support or cardiac bypass by participating/collaborating/leading research in pediatric/neonatal in perfusion together with the interprofessional pediatric perioperative and pediatric critical care teams.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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