Albany Medical Center · 4 days ago
Perfusion Technician - per diem
Albany, NY
Part-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$46K/yr - $65K/yr
2+ years expAlbany Medical Center is seeking a Perfusion Technician to perform technical operations in organ procurement and perfusion. The role involves assisting with the recovery, preservation, and perfusion of organs to enable transplantation, while maintaining strict confidentiality and providing excellent customer service.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Must participate in a rotating call schedule and carry a smart phone. Call may exceed fifty percent of days in the month. Business hours and hours worked are dictated by donor activity. In the event of heavy case load, all efforts will be made to utilize staff listed on the call schedule. In the event cases cannot be adequately staffed by those on-call, staff not on-call will be contacted and required to work. The AOC will decide when to utilize staff not on call. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of off-call staff being called in, however case load factors may limit accommodations. Off call staff called into work will be paid 24 hours of call pay beginning on the date called in and continue until case load has eased and off call staff are no longer required. Additionally, the call day or days will be counted toward the triple call pay threshold for the given calendar quarter. Supplemental / Overtime pay thresholds remain in place, if applicable to the individual employee (see supplemental compensation policy)
Initially (3 to 8 months) will be on call all the time in order to participate in and learn with each recovery
Performs all responsibilities of the position while promoting a team environment
Represents the CDT professionally and provides excellent customer service to all CDT contacts including donor families, donor hospital staff, coroners, medical examiners, funeral home personnel, and the general public
Maintains strictest confidentiality of all donor information in accordance with CDT policies and applicable standards/regulations
Travel by company vehicle, personal vehicle, small and medium sized chartered planes, helicopters, and chartered limousine services required
Interacts with organ donor and transplant surgeons, coordinators, and other staff to provide continuity of information pertinent to the perfusion and preservation of organs
Is present in the O.R. for all organ donors when on-call (or when helping out in emergency situations) to assist Hospital O.R. staff, ICU personnel, and CDT OPC’s in bringing the patient to the O.R
Provide disposable supplies and CDT-specific instrumentation to the surgical team as needed
Set up surgical field(s) for organ packaging
Prepare sterile ice for topical cooling of organs
Mix solutions for preservation
Assist surgeon as requested in dissection of organs in situ or on the back table
Collects, labels, and packages appropriate vessels, tissue samples, and blood samples per CDT and UNOS protocol
During the organ donor surgery, the Perfusion Technician sets up perfusion tubing, then performs in situ flush and monitors solid organs while in the body in accordance with CDT policies and applicable standards/regulations and as directed by the surgeon(s)
During and after the organ donor surgery, the Perfusion Technician maintains the surgically recovered solid organs in accordance with CDT policies and applicable standards/regulations
The Perfusion Technician is responsible for all facets of pulsatile organ preservation including set-up of the pulsatile perfusion machine, cannulation of the organ, placement of the organ on the machine, initial and on-going monitoring of the organ, recording of all perfusion parameters, reporting of all perfusion parameters to transplant surgeons or other personnel as required in organ placement, removal of the organ from the machine either in the O.R. or pump room, sterile packaging of the organ for static preservation/shipment (if necessary)
At all times, the Perfusion Technician maintains perfusion and preservation data and documentation on solid organ donors in accordance with CDT policies and applicable standards/regulations
After the surgeon has recovered all transplantable organs, the Perfusion Technician will remove, flush, and package any organs recovered strictly for purposes of research
The Perfusion Technician packages organs for shipment per CDT and UNOS policy/standard and transfers custody of the organ to appropriate couriers to facilitate timely shipment and transplant of organs
The Perfusion Technician goes on all fly-outs for import organs and coordinates all transportation from airport to hospital, surgical recovery, and transport back to the airport per CDT policy
Also ensures that recovery team is picked up at airport upon arrival back in Albany or Burlington, and that team, organ, blood samples, tissue samples, and medical records are transported to the appropriate destination(s) per CDT policy
Stocks pump room, CDT supply room, and other supplies as needed
Cleans and maintains supply areas and equipment associated with organ preservation per CDT policies and applicable standards/regulations
Provides clinical support to AMC and VTMC transplant programs for living related and kidney paired donation during recovery per CDT policy
Participates in weekly Case Review meeting and daily morning huddle
Participates in CDT QI process
Performs data entry for referrals and donors
Maintains inventory of donor related materials and supplies
Documents, notifies, and communicates reportable events to the Director of Clinical Operations and/or the Executive Director
Complete other tasks as assigned by the Director of Clinical Operations
Attend other meetings as assigned
Qualification
Required
Must be physically able to lift 75-100 pounds and capable of performing work responsibilities for extended hours
Must be able to work extended hours
Must have the ability to keep accurate records, perform calculations, follow guidelines, draft policies, and perform technical training
Preferred
Prefer certification in a healthcare field or a degree (Associate's or Bachelor's)
Prefer two or more years of previous experience in organ perfusion
Prefer two or more years of operating room experience
Prefer previous on-call experience
Prefer previous data entry and computer experience
Company
Albany Medical Center
Albany Medical Center is one of the Capital Region’s largest private employers with more than 9,000 employees.
5001-10000 employees
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Frances Albert
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