Travel Perfusionist - $5,759 per week

Travel Perfusionist position in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Start date: 11/09/2026. Duration: 13 weeks. Employment type: Travel. Job ID: #38489035.

About the role

The Clinical Perfusionist is responsible for performing extracorporeal circulation using heart-lung machines and related devices to support medical and surgical procedures. This role is essential in ensuring the circulatory and respiratory needs of patients are met during various cardiac surgeries.

Responsibilities

• Operate heart-lung machines and ancillary devices during cardiac surgeries, allowing surgeons to focus on procedures.
• Perform cardio-pulmonary perfusions in a range of surgical settings.
• Monitor, calibrate, and maintain medical devices according to established standards.
• Oversee various physiological parameters and troubleshoot emergency situations that arise during procedures.
• Adhere to quality assurance policies and procedures to ensure safe practices in cardiopulmonary perfusion.
• Utilize blood salvage and hemoconcentration devices effectively.
• Manage HIPEC pumping and heating systems for chemotherapy treatments.
• Setup, prime, initiate, and troubleshoot ECMO for patient support outside of the operating room.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Document procedures and evaluate laboratory tests accurately.
• Manage fluid, blood, and electrolyte therapy, as well as support patients using current perfusion techniques.
• Demonstrate flexibility in accommodating on-call rotations and responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of recent experience in clinical perfusion.
• Active Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) certification required.
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association required.
• Proficiency with ECMO technology is mandatory.

Working conditions

• Work within the Cardiac Operating Room on a standard 40-hour week basis.
• Shifts begin at 6:00 AM and may extend until surgeries are completed, typically around 3:00 PM.
• On-call responsibility for 1–2 nights per week and weekends every 2nd or 3rd week.
• Scrubs provided in Ceil Blue color.

Equipment & procedures

• HIPEC
• ECMO
• Heartmate II
• Stockert S5 by LivaNova
• Belmont for HIPEC
• CardioHelp by Getinge for CPS/ECMO support
• Angiovac
• LVAD