Clinical Perfusionist

Overview

Boston Medical Center (BMC) has an immediate opportunity for an experienced perfusionist to join our evolving and expanding cardiac surgery service. The BMC cardiac surgical caseload is diverse and challenging, serving the most vulnerable residents of greater Boston as part of New England’s largest safety-net hospital. Candidates must be ABCP certified and eligible for licensure in the state of Massachusetts at the time of employment.

BMC currently has a team of four full time perfusionists providing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) support for a growing surgical team. Ancillary perfusion activities include point-of-care laboratory analyses, CPB standby for TAVR and lead extractions, occasional intra-operative cell salvage coverage for the general OR and educational contributions to a variety of students and BMC staff. The perfusion team is deeply involved in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program at BMC which is a member institution of the Boston EMS eCPR program.

BMC perfusionists provide educational and consultative ECMO services with occasional bedside clinical support in collaboration with a core group ECMO Specialists.

Ideal candidates will be adept in collaborating with a variety of disciplines and able to draw on all available resources to employ best practices to every facet of clinical support. The BMC perfusion team typically has a four-day weekly schedule, and call responsibilities shared evenly amongst the team. Boston Medical Center supports healthy work-life balance and the salaried compensation and benefits package is very competitive for the area.

Our hospital is easily accessible and located adjacent to the Boston University Medical School campus.

Position: Clinical Perfusionist

Department: Cardiothoracic Perfusion

Schedule: Full Time

SIGN ON BONUS - Vascular Technologist / Sonographer

• Eligible external new hires who start on or after 1/26/2026 will be eligible for a sign on bonus of $10,000
  , paid after completing the probationary period.

Under the direction of the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Chief Clinical Perfusionist, the Clinical Perfusionist is responsible for conducting extracorporeal circulation and ensuring the safe management and maintenance of all physiologic functions during any medical situation where it is necessary to support or replace the patient’s cardiopulmonary and/or circulatory function.

The Clinical Perfusionist is also responsible for monitoring homeostasis during cardiopulmonary bypass; administering blood products; administering anesthetic agents and drugs through extracorporeal circuit, maintaining accurate records and following established institutional protocols and industry best-practices in accordance with hospital policy and directives from attending surgeons.

• Provides extracorporeal support to a broad patient population under the direct order of an attending cardiac surgeon. Techniques and protocols will be followed according to BMC policy and procedure guidelines, while adhering to industry best-practices and individual patient needs.

• Reviews the patient’s medical record and documents all appropriate medical and laboratory information.

• Prepares equipment and disposables for extracorporeal support according BMC policies while catering to the needs of the patient. Ensures proper selection, handling and priming of all cardiopulmonary bypass components.

• Assembles the intraoperative autologous transfusion (IAT) equipment. Understands concepts and technology of IAT and how it can be integrated with various surgical procedures.

• Oversees all aspects of the safe operation and monitoring of the heart-lung machine and ancillary technologies associated with cardiopulmonary bypass.

• Has an in depth understanding of the concepts of myocardial protection and is able to apply them during the conduct of CPB.

• Has an in depth understanding of the concepts of renal function and hemoconcentration, and is able to apply these clinically.

• Performs administration of blood products per BMC policies.

• Administers pharmacologic agents to maintain anticoagulation, electrolyte balance and renal function per orders…