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UAB Medicine

Certified Cardiovascular Perfusionist - Perioperative Services - AM (024)

UAB Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35275

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Compensation Pay Range: $132,790.00 – $215,790.00 / year

Benefits

100% tuition assistance, wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more.

In addition to our many benefits and perks, UAB Medicine provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.

About UAB Medicine UAB Medicine is Alabama’s largest single-site employer and operates over 1,200 beds and over 200 clinics in Birmingham, Alabama. When you become part of UAB Medicine, you join a nationally ranked academic medical center committed to education and advancing medical science through research.

U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals, #1 in Alabama

America’s No. 1 Best Large Employer, Forbes, 2021

Level I Trauma Center

NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Comprehensive Transplant Institute, Comprehensive Stroke Center

Role Summary Our vibrant and dynamic team is large and consists of perfusionists from varied backgrounds and levels of experience. You will be involved in the operation of cardiovascular perfusion for a variety of surgical and therapeutic procedures including routine and complex CPB procedures, lung and heart transplants, VAD implants, TAVRs, and ECMO procedures. Our perfusionists also work alongside an ever-growing team of ECMO specialists that provide around-the-clock, in-house coverage for our ECMO program. This opportunity is fantastic for a certified perfusionist or new graduate that wants to work with a close-knit perfusion group in a growing program. An ideal candidate is dependable, detailed, and able to work both collaboratively and independently, depending on the situation.

Job Description

To operate the heart‑lung machine as a member of the open heart surgery team.

To operate extracorporeal circulation and autotransfusion equipment during any medical situation where it is necessary to support or temporarily replace the patient’s circulatory or respiratory function.

Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited Cardiovascular Perfusion education program. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

Credentialed as certified in Clinical Perfusion by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion within two (2) years of hire date to classification required.

Principal Location UAB Hospital

Job Category Nursing Careers – Nursing Support

Organization 707400000 Perioperative Services

Employee Status Regular

Shift Day / 1st Shift

Seniority Level Entry level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Health Care Provider

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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