Perfusionist Certified

Position #: 9001467

Expected Start Date: December 08, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Royal University Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Perfusion

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Standby

Hours of Work: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Perfusionist $50.839 to $62.017

Travel Required: No

Job Description: The Clinical Perfusionist sets up, operates and maintains the heart lung machine and related equipment such as the intra-aortic balloon pump, autotransfusion devices, ecmo and vads . The incumbent is responsible for routinely checking all hardware and maintains perfusion related equipment and disposables stock on an ongoing basis, carries out blood gas, heparin concentration, activated clotting time and thrombelastograph analysis as well as quality control and calibration of those analyzers. The incumbent also acquaints other health care professionals with the perfusionists handling and use of equipment. They initiate, participate in and complete research projects in perfusion related areas.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Cardiovascular Perfusion advanced certificate

Other Education and Training

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
• Cardiovascular Perfusion diploma is acceptable

Other Information

• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Successful completion of certifying exam of Cdn Society of Clinical Perfusion.
• Registered/eligible for registration with the appropriate licensing body