On-site Board Certified/Board Eligible Clinical Autotransfusionist or Perfusion Assistant

Description

Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are tasked with staffing the San Juan VA with a Certified Autotransfusionist or Perfusion Assistant. The Autotranfusionist or Perfusion Assistant is expected to perform the following:  

• The Autotransfusionist is responsible to check the OR schedule daily for surgical procedures requiring Autotransfusionist services 
• Coordinate scheduled periodic preventative maintenance and repair calls for VA owned equipment and maintain a record of such 
• Assure a minimum of four complete sets of supplies for open heart and Autotransfusion cases are available at any given time 
• Sets up and operates Autotransfusion pump for surgical procedures other than open heart. 
• Generates a record during each surgical case to include the surgical time of the procedure and the amount of autotransfused blood given to Anesthesiology for delivery to the patient and handle breakdown of disposable within autotransfusion pump after completion of each procedure.
•  Assistant will conduct a thorough visual inspection of the heater cooler machines to ensure the equipment is free from visible residues, including blood, cleaning solutions, or other contaminants. 

Requirements

•  at least 3 years of relevant experience
• Valid BLS
• Autotransfusion Certification or equivalent experience in exchange 
•  Experience shall be demonstrated in the following areas: Open heart surgery, autotransfusion, heart lung machine, membrane oxygenation, left/right heart bypass, intra-aortic balloon pumping and centrifugal ventricular assist device