Tech Perfusionist

Job Title

Perfusionist - Cardiopulmonary

Location

Nashville, TN | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days (6:30 AM Start) | Monday–Friday with Call Required | 8-Hour Shifts | 6-Tier On-Call System for Nights and Weekends

Key Responsibilities

• Cover all types of cardiac cases regardless of complexity, including CABG, valve procedures, adult congenital, dissections, complex aortic, and minimally invasive surgeries
• Provide ECMO coverage in-house 24/7, responding to cannulations, decannulations, circuit manipulations, CT transports, and physical therapy sessions; also support ECMO transports from outside facilities
• Support cardiac, thoracic, and liver transplants, including lung transplants on ECMO
• Cover TAVRs and LLE in CL/EP, mechanical thrombectomies, and HIPEC cases
• Operate point-of-care (POC) devices as required throughout case coverage
• Provide standby coverage for sporadic combination cases with vascular surgery

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of perfusionist experience, with at least 1 year of recent experience in a Level 1 Trauma facility
• ABCP – American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion Certification required
• Tennessee Clinical Perfusionist License required
• High school diploma or college degree required (as mandated for CAPS certification eligibility)
• Ability to operate POC devices

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel assignment experience preferred
• Experience with NRP (Normothermic Regional Perfusion) cases
• Familiarity with a broad range of transplant cases including heart, lung, and liver

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work within a high-acuity, full-service perfusion program covering an exceptionally broad and complex case mix including transplants, ECMO, and advanced cardiac procedures
• Join a team operating at the forefront of cardiovascular and transplant care in a Level 1 Trauma setting