Position #: 181910
Expected Start Date: February 09, 2025
Union: HSAS
Facility: Royal University Hospital
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: Perfusion
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: August 05, 2025
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
Licenses
- Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
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
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