Albert Einstein Med Center
5501 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19141
215-456-7890
http://www.einstein.edu/facilities/aemc/index.html
Perfusionist - Per Diem
Albert Einstein Medical Center is a teaching hospital offering a full range of advanced health services to the Philadelphia community and beyond. We are located at 5501 Old York Road and are proud to offer a Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Einstein Medical Center has more than 600 primary care doctors and specialists on staff, with an additional 1,200 affiliated physicians.
In this role, you will assume immediate responsibility for:
• The safe operation and management of extracorporeal circulation equipment (heart/lung machine, veno-venous bypass, ventricular assist devices, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation) during any medical or surgical procedure where it is necessary to support or replace the patient’s cardiopulmonary/circulatory function (open-heart surgery, liver transplantation, etc)
• Responsibility for the set-up, delivery, management, maintenance, and operation of other relevant ancillary services, devices, and equipment
If you possess the following qualifications, please apply immediately:
• Per Diem Perfusionists must be graduates of an accredited Perfusion School unless they began their perfusion career prior to April 15, 1981
• If they started their perfusion career before April 15, 1981, they must have 2 years of college (60 credits) with an emphasis in science and have been continuously employed as a perfusionist for the past 5 years or more
• New graduates, as well as experienced perfusionists, will be considered for employment
• Per Diem Perfusionists are required to be Certified Clinical Perfusionists (CCP)
• Exceptions: Per Diem Perfusionist candidates, who are new graduates from accredited perfusion schools, will be required to take and pass both the written and clinical simulation portions of the certification exam within 3 years of their employment date
• Per Diem Perfusionist candidates, who are “board eligible” and have taken the certification exam three times or more without passing, will not be considered for employment
• Per Diem Perfusionist candidates, who are “board eligible” and have not as yet taken the certification exam or have taken the certification exam less than three times without passing, will be required to take and pass both the written and clinical simulation portions of the certification exam within 3 years of their employment date
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network is proud to offer our employees unparalleled career opportunities including competitive compensation, attractive benefits plan including medical/dental/vision coverage, generous vacation time, tuition reimbursement and low-cost employee parking. EOE