Staff Perfusionist

Requisition ID: 334154

Position Number: 20069155

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

City: Winnipeg

Site: St. Boniface Hospital

Department / Unit: Perfusion Staff

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 1.0

Anticipated Shift: Days (Primary), Standby coverage as required (rotating on-call for nights/weekends)

Daily Hours Worked: 8.0

Annual Base Hours: 2080

Salary: $54.216, $$55.829, $57.479, $59.219, $60.977

Recruiter Contact Info: Angel Unrau, Recruiter

Phone: 204-599-4027

Email:[email protected] #LI-AU1

Established in 1871, St. Boniface Hospital, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is home to Cardiac Sciences Manitoba which has consistently garnered top ratings for its quality, patient-centered care by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Our mission? To serve Manitobans who face critical and complex conditions, with a renowned spirit of compassionate care and courageous innovation.

If you want to play an active part in achieving this mission by utilizing your skills and expertise as a Perfusionist, we invite you to apply to become part of our talented and life-giving, multidisciplinary team. In this full-time, permanent role, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Gain a broad range of clinical experiences working with adults (over 800 cases/yr.) mainly in the OR and Critical Care areas but also Cardiac, Emergency, and Women’s Health departments.
• Work closely with cardiac surgeons, anesthetists, cardiologists, and personnel from the cath lab and intensive care departments.
• Operate state-of-the-art equipment and perform Outpatient VAD assessment (Heartmate 3).
• Support, mentor, and supervise perfusionist students.
• Contribute to and participate in various research opportunities.
  

The successful candidate for this role will benefit from a Monday through Friday schedule, 15 days of vacation after the first year, and a comprehensive health, dental, and pension benefits package, and ongoing support for education. A generous relocation allowance is also available for qualifying candidates.

What’s Winnipeg got to offer? Known as “the Heart of the Continent”, Winnipeg boasts some of the lowest cost of living in the country, with affordable daycare and housing options. This thriving city has numerous parks, trails, and year-round recreational activities and is located less than 1-2 hours from cottage and beach country. There’s no shortage of places to shop and eat and there’s always a fair, festival, sporting event, or concert to attend. Winnipeg, ranked among the top 7 intelligent communities in the world by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), is home to the University of Manitoba and other top post-secondary institutions.

Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Manager of Respiratory Therapy and Perfusion, and clinically on a daily basis the Operating Surgeon and Anaesthetist, and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values, and Management Philosophy of St. Boniface Hospital, the STAFF PERFUSIONIST, is responsible for setting up, operating and dismantling heart-lung machine and related equipment; providing instruction for Perfusionist Students, and general orientation for other health care professionals in regard to the basics of Cardiac Surgery requiring the use of CPB and/or other relevant equipment; and performing other related duties as assigned.

Experience

• Previous perfusion experience an asset.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduate of an Accredited Cardiovascular Perfusion Program.
• Certified by the Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion or Certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion.

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to interact well with health care professionals at all levels.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Adapts readily to various types of clinical situations.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with technical problems that may arise.
• Mature, professional manner.

St. Boniface Hospital is committed to empowering a workforce that welcomes and celebrates diversity by fostering culturally safe places for all employees. We strive to celebrate our diverse workforce and the outstanding work we do every day.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.