Junior Perfusionist

Requisition Id:  13625
  • Reporting to the Chief of Medical Services of the Hospital regarding any updates of the department.
  • Supervising & maintaining facilities available in the Perfusionist Department
  • Managing the overall administration of the entire department.
  • Preparing the duty roaster and allocating proper duties to all the members of the department.

 

  • Sets up and operates heart-lung machine in hospital to take over functions of patient's heart and lungs during surgery or respiratory failure: Reviews patient medical history and chart, and consults with surgeon or physician to obtain patient information needed to set up heart-lung machine and associated equipment.

 

  • Selects, assembles, sets up, and tests heart-lung machine to ensure that machine and associated equipment function according to specifications.

 

  • Prior to surgery sterilize their equipment and make sure that all medical instruments are working correctly

 

  • Operates heart-lung machine to regulate blood circulation and composition, to administer drugs and anesthetic agents, and to control body temperature during surgery or respiratory failure of patient.

 

  • Monitors and observes operation of heart-lung machine and patient's physiologic variables such as blood temperature, blood composition, and flow rate, and adjusts equipment to maintain normal body functions.

 

  • Is responsible, in consultation with the surgeon, for selecting the appropriate equipment and techniques to be used.

 

  • Cleans and adjusts parts of heart-lung machine.

 

  • Should make themselves available after duty hours for any kind of emergency case if required.

 

  • Keep proper stock inventory.

 

  • Proper documentation