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Posted: 14-Sep-23
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Salary: Open
Categories:
Allied Health
Job Description
Perfusionist
Full-Time - Rotating Shift
Baltimore, MD
Come elevate your skills and experience by working with a world-class, Magnet designated Academic Medical Center with comprehensive and technologically advanced surgical suites.
The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is the flagship academic medical center at the heart of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and includes the 789-bed downtown Baltimore campus and the 177-bed midtown campus one mile north. Home to the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center and The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, we're the highest-volume trauma center in the United States.
We are looking for a talented Perfusionist to join our team here at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Job Summary:
The perfusionist operates extracorporeal circulation and autotransfusion equipment during any medical situation where it is necessary to support or temporarily replace the patient's circulatory or respiratory function. The perfusionist is knowledgeable concerning the variety of equipment available to perform extracorporeal circulation functions and is responsible, in consultation with the physician, for selecting the appropriate techniques and equipment to be used.
Team/Schedule Information:
v Team of 16 perfusionists.
v Average total call amount, for adult perfusionists, is 6 days/month. (includes 2call, 1call, etc.)
v Perfusionists work ~30 hours/week on average.
v Post Call days are given after primary call shifts. (regardless of getting called in or not.)
v "Free" week off every couple months, between nightshifts, without the use of PTO!!!
v Morning team usually leaves at 1p on weekdays. Afternoon team comes in as needed, per daily OR schedule.
v 24/7 in-house rotating perfusion Rounder coverage.
- Day rounder shifts are 7a-7p. (1-2 shifts/month)
- Night rounder shifts are 7p-7a. Night rotation= ON Fri-Mon, OFF Tue-Mon, ON Tue-Thu, OFF Fri-Sun. (Usually ~5 night rotations/year, granting ~5 weeks off/year without PTO use!)
- In-house coverage drastically reduces call in amounts/hours for call team.
- Ensures there is always another perfusionist in-house, for call person, if help/break needed.
- Rounder will do cannulations/changeouts/oversee ECMO specialists and facilitate dept needs.
- Rounder also acts as a backup to the OR [perfusionists], and helps coworkers, as needed.
As a team member at UMMC, you'll experience:
- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- An Achievable Professional Advancement Model: Opportunities to progress in function, skills, and pay through our achievable promotion schedule
- A comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, and dental coverage including prescription drug coverage, Tax-Free Savings Plans, and more!
- A highly competitive wage scale: Annual merit increases and a base wage scale that is measured against market standards.
Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won't find a more vibrant place to work!
Company Description
THE MEDICAL HEART OF MARYLAND
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Treating over 330,000 patients every year, the University of Maryland Medical Center is at the vital core of Maryland's health care system and community. We're known for our prestigious expertise in innovative research and education, along with the talented staff and advanced centers that make it all possible. The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the world's first center dedicated to trauma, treats more than 7,500 critically injured patients a year with an incredible 97 percent survival rate. We also have one of the nation's largest kidney and pancreas transplant programs at The Joseph and Corinne Schwartz Division of Transplantation, home to Maryland's first steroid-free protocol and pancreas/kidney transplant. From our National Cancer Institute-designated UM Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center to The University of Maryland's Children's Hospital, one of the largest pediatric centers in the state, we are dedicated to saving and transforming lives.
Qualifications
EDUCATION:
1. Bachelor's Degree from an approved Perfusion Training program OR a Bachelor's Degree with certification in perfusion technology (Required). Master's Preferred.
CERTIFICATION/ LICENSURE/ REGISTRATION:
1. Eligible for Certification by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (Required)
2. Licensure with the State of Maryland specific as a Perfusionist (Required)
3. Current CPR Certification (Required)
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
1. One (1) year of perfusion experience (Preferred)
2. Ability to maintain collaborative, team relationships with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the working group's achievement of goals, and to help foster a positive work environment.
