About the role
Staff Perfusionist
Strata Critical Recovery (formerly Keystone Perfusion) is seeking a highly motivated Staff Perfusionist to join our team at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville, in Madisonville, Kentucky. This is a well-established community perfusion program with a single cardiac surgeon and a two-perfusionist team, handling approximately 75 cases per year. On-call responsibilities are shared evenly between the two team members.
Madisonville offers a low cost of living, short commutes, and a close-knit community feel, with easy access to Owensboro, Evansville, and Nashville for larger city amenities. It's a great fit for a perfusionist looking for a stable, low-case-volume program with a strong work/life balance.
You'll work as an independent perfusionist with full responsibility for patient management during bypass. We provide comprehensive training and orientation to ensure you're prepared and confident from day one.
Location: In-Person at Babtist Health Deaconess Madisonville - 900 Hospital Dr, Madisonville, KY 42431
Compensation: $145,000 - $165,000 depending on experience + $50,000 sign-on bonus
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Days/Nights/Call
As a Staff Perfusionist, you will be responsible for all aspects of perfusion-related services in collaboration with departments of anesthesia, surgery, and nursing administration. You will ensure safe and proper operation and quality control of equipment, techniques, and procedures; and analyze and evaluate activities to assure established quality patient care.
You will be responsible for performing clinical perfusion administration as scheduled and coordinating purchasing of supplies and equipment to maximize efficient utilization. You will also contribute to planning goals and objectives for the department and assist the director in coordinating activities and programs. You will help maintain quality improvement programs for the perfusion department in collaboration with hospital programs and compliance with regulatory and accreditation agency requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform all aspects of perfusion-related services in collaboration with anesthesia, surgery, and nursing administration.
- Support a diverse case mix including CABG, valve procedures, aortic repair, VADS placement and management, and ECMO initiations.
- Ensure safe operation and quality control of equipment, techniques, and procedures.
- Coordinate purchasing of supplies and equipment to maximize efficient utilization.
- Contribute to departmental planning goals and objectives, assisting the director as needed.
- Maintain quality improvement programs in compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
- Participate in on-call rotation, with call responsibility at 25% across the perfusionist team.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay: $145,000.00 - $165,000.00 per year
- Sign-On Bonus: $50,000.00
- Relocation Assistance: Up to $5,000.00
- 401(k): Company contribution
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- CME Reimbursement
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- Graduate of an accredited cardiovascular perfusion education program
- Certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP) or board eligible
- American Heart Association or Red Cross health care provider BLS Certification
Competencies
- Safe and effective operation of cardiac perfusion equipment
- Effective infection control practices related to equipment operation
- Accurate patient information review
- Maintaining a safe environment
- Infection Prevention
- Ongoing professional development
- Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate initiative
- Experience with VADS and ECMO preferred
The ideal candidate will have highly effective verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, and the ability to promote professionalism through involvement in professional organizations, teaching, research, publishing, and/or certification in an area of specialty.