Clinical Perfusionist

**Reference Number**:2228**Category**:Allied Health**Department**:Anaesthetics and Theatre Support**_Are you a current Austin Health employee?_**
- Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast 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.-
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**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 always receive excellence in care.- 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 the role**
- As an accredited Clinical Perfusionist, you will play a pivotal role in a dynamic team, delivering a comprehensive range of perfusion services to support cardiac surgery and other specialties as needed, including:- Operation of heart-lung machines
Management of ECMO/ECLS systems
Insertion and monitoring of intra-aortic balloon pumps
Administration of cell-saving and autotransfusion techniques for perfusion-related procedures
- Collaborate as a key member of a multidisciplinary team alongside Cardiac Surgery, the Department of Anaesthesia, and ICU to deliver exceptional patient care. Identify opportunities for quality improvement and work with the Cardiac Surgery team to develop and implement effective improvement plans.**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
A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
Mentoring and career development opportunities
Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

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

**Application closing date: 31 January 2025