Clinical Perfusionist

**Reference Number**:2099**Category**:Allied Health**Department**:Anaesthetics and Theatre Support**_Are you a current Austin Health employee?_**
- **Part Time 0.5 EFT**
- Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.**About the team**
- The Clinical Perfusionist team within the Operating Suite provides a service to the Cardiac Surgery & Liver Transplantation Units and to other surgical units as required. The Austin Perfusion Service has a strong commitment to professional support and education of staff and continuously ensuring our patients receive excellence in care at all times.- The Clinical Perfusion team also provides support to ICU for ECMO life support, (Veno/veno and Arterio /veno) cell saver and Intra-Aortic balloon pumping as required. The Cardiac department performs approximately 500+ cardiac procedures per year.**About you**
- As an accredited Clinical Perfusionist you will be part of a dynamic team providing a full range of perfusion services to cardiac surgery and other disciplines as required including:
- Heart lung machines.
- ECMO/ECLS.
- Intra-aortic Balloon pumps
- Cell saving/Autotransfusion modalities for perfusion related procedures
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in conjunction with Cardiac Surgery, Dept. of Anaesthesia and ICU, to ensure high quality patient care, quality improvement opportunities are recognized, improvement plans are made in conjunction with the Cardiac Surgery multidisciplinary team.**Our benefits**
- Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport and discounted car parking
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Five weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time), plus purchased leave options

**Work with us**- **Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the** position description** for further details.**

**Application closing date: 3 December 2024