Job Description

Barnes Jewish Hospital 

Perfusionist Supervisor 

• Work with a team of 17 Perfusionist
• Supervisor responsibilites:
  • Make daily and call schedules
  • Conduct staff training
  • Participate in staff competency developement 
  • Review and update department protocals
  • Participate in staff hiring and department budgeting
  • Continuously communicate with staff and surgeons
  • The role is a mix of office hours and staffing including call

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Perfusionists find the kind of fast-paced environment that will test their professional judgment and critical thinking skills, and encourage tremendous growth. It's an exhilarating place to build a career. Here, you'll work with world-renowned surgeons and anesthesiologists assist on unique and complex procedures, work with the latest technologies and treatments and play a vital role in developing new procedures and treatment protocols. In fact, people from all over the nation and the world come to Barnes-Jewish for our surgical specialties.

Role Purpose

The Supv, Perfusionist – BJH position provides cardiopulmonary and mechanical circulatory support for a large number of patients with emphasis on complex procedures including support for heart failure and non-cardiac procedures and level 1 trauma support. Provides leadership in the planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling and evaluating of perfusion services, as well as requires to perform all responsibilities of a BJH Staff Perfusionist.

Responsibilities

• Manages BJH perfusionists including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of the BJH perfusionists meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Supervises the operation, monitoring and maintaining of the heart-lung machine and extracorporeal units used during procedures requiring circulatory support, including the use of ECMO and implantable ventricular assist devices.
• Effectively and efficiently assembles and disassembles equipment and circuit components as needed and checks and troubleshoots equipment used for cardiopulmonary support, ECMO, as well as variety of ventricular assist devices as required. Manages inventory and orders necessary supplies so the unit is ready for use at all times.
• Participates in the development of department staffing, education and skilled in training and support of staff in use of a variety of heart failure ventricular support devices, transplants (heart, lung, liver) as well as, handling high dose chemo therapeutic cases, aortic dissections and aneurysms and the support for clinical trials and investigational devices.
• Directs and ensures the delivery of safe, appropriate patient care through effective leadership skills. Monitors 24/7 call staff schedule which includes emergent cases sent to BJH hospital from regional hospitals.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• < 2 years

Licenses & Certifications

• Cert Clinical Perfusionist
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Licensed Perfusionist
• New Grad Provisional License

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• 2-5 years

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary .

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

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