Perfusion Technician Full-Time)
Overview
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
Responsibilities
- Collects and completes the Perfusion preoperative data form and enters initial data into the computers.
- Sets up and prepares all equipment for use by cleaning all perfusion tools according to policy and procedure and checks for damage and sterility.
- Removes and discards disposables from the pump according to policy and procedure at the completion of each procedure.
- Sets up and operates the auto-transfusion devices according to policy and procedure, completes the auto-transfusion checklist and records all necessary data.
- Maintains par levels for the Perfusion supply room and the supply carts.
- Completes the quality controls for the Hemochron Instrument, records all results and maintains accurate levels.
- Performs maintenance procedures on the Temperature Control Modules, the Heart Lung machines, and the auto-transfusion devices and reports all equipment problems and contacts the companies for necessary repair and rentals.
- Monitors the availability of the intra-aortic balloon pumps and completes the daily checklist and records the location and availability of all pumps.
- Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
- Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.
Qualifications
- High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
- Some college.
- Some experience in a hospital related position.
Contacts
Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.
Working Conditions
Lifts a minimum of 70 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 300 lbs. and stands a minimum of 8 hours a day.
Compensation
Minimum rate of $21.73 Hourly
Benefits
HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.
Awards
- US News & World Report 2025 - HUMC - #1 Hospital in NJ & #1 in NY Metro Area
- US News & World Report 2025 - Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital - #1 Children’s Hospital in NJ and #3 Children’s Specialties in the Nation
- US News & World Report 2025 - JSUMC - #5 Hospital in NJ
- US News & World Report 2025 - John Theurer Cancer Center at HUMC - Ranked Nationally
- US News & World Report 2025 - HUMC - Best Hospitals Honor Roll
- Becker’s Hospital Review 2025 - 7 HMH Institutions Named Among Becker’s Top 100
- Newsweek 2025 - Hackensack Meridian Health - America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Well-Being 2025
- Newsweek 2025 - Best Hospitals USA - HUMC - #59
Network
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility
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