Chief Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

** Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center**:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
** Organization:
** Perioperative Service Admin
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* Job Summary:

** The Chief Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist provides leadership in the planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and evaluation of perfusion and ECMO services, as well as maintains all responsibilities of a Senior Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist. This employee is responsible for operations in perfusion and ensures the department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and best practices in the field of perfusion. They promote professional practice and accountability for optimal outcomes and assesses the quality and accuracy of perfusion services through evaluation of outcomes.

Manages staff perfusionists including hiring, training, assigning work, managing and evaluating performance. Ensures productivity and actions of the group meet and/or support the overall operational goals of the department and institution. Participates in the development of department's annual budget and capital budget requests..
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* Preferred Qualifications:

*** Master's Degree - Healthcare Administration or MBA
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* Department Summary:

** Vanderbilt continues to be a national leader in healthcare, and our team has achieved some incredible milestones recently:
* One of the nation’s busiest critical care centers
* Home to the world’s busiest
** heart, lung and liver transplant
** program* Successful NRP program for organ procurement
* Established ECMO program that supports all areas of the hospital and transports to VUMC
* A hub for cutting-edge biomedical research
* A record-breaking 918 solid organ transplants in FY25 across adult and pediatric programs

The Jim Ayers Tower, opening Fall 2025, is VUMC’s largest expansion to date:
* 180 new inpatient beds
* State-of-the-art operating rooms, radiology and acute care facilities
* ** Expanding heart and lung transplant
** KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  
• Provides oversight, leadership, and management of perfusion services.  
• Performs all responsibilities of a Senior Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist.  
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES  
• Cardiopulmonary Perfusion (Advanced):
Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in applying cardiopulmonary perfusion knowledge in challenging and complex situations. Often takes a lead role in highly pressurized situations when there is a need to achieve results. Consistently delivers cardiovascular services in a creative and imaginative manner while setting a standard for others. Actively participates in outside professional organizations and forums. Contributes in the development of cardiovascular knowledge best practices for the organization.

• Procedures Knowledge (Intermediate):
Demonstrates mastery of procedures knowledge in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering procedures knowledge services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.

• Equipment Maintenance (Intermediate):
Demonstrates mastery of preventive maintenance in practical applications of a difficult nature.…