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Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Santa Clara, CA
Full-Time

Job Description

Job Summary:
Sets up and operates heart-lung machine, physiological monitoring instrumentation and related ancillary equipment in cardiac surgical procedures.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Reviews patients medical history and chart, and consults with surgeon or physician to obtain patient information needed to set up heart-lung machine and associated equipment. Selects, assembles, sets up, and tests heart-lung machine to ensure that machine and associated equipment function according to specifications.

  • Operates heart-lung machine to regulate blood circulation and composition, to administer drugs and anesthetic agents, and to control body temperature during surgery or respiratory failure of patient. Monitors and observes operation of heart-lung machine and patients physiologic variables such as blood temperature, blood composition, and flow rate, and adjusts equipment to maintain normal body functions. Cleans and adjusts parts of heart-lung machine.

  • Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Basic Qualifications:Experience
  • N/A
Education
  • Graduate of an approved perfusion technology training program by date of hire.
  • High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
  • Clinical Perfusionist Certificate within 36 months of hire

  • Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
  • Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, chemistry, physics and sterile techniques.
  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • N/A

Secondary Functions:

  • Variable shifts:
    6:30-15:00
    14:30-23:00
    22:30-07:00

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Job Summary:
Sets up and operates heart-lung machine, physiological monitoring instrumentation and related ancillary equipment in cardiac surgical procedures.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Reviews patients medical history and chart, and consults with surgeon or physician to obtain patient information needed to set up heart-lung machine and associated equipment. Selects, assembles, sets up, and tests heart-lung machine to ensure that machine and associated equipment function according to specifications.

  • Operates heart-lung machine to regulate blood circulation and composition, to administer drugs and anesthetic agents, and to control body temperature during surgery or respiratory failure of patient. Monitors and observes operation of heart-lung machine and patients physiologic variables such as blood temperature, blood composition, and flow rate, and adjusts equipment to maintain normal body functions. Cleans and adjusts parts of heart-lung machine.

  • Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Basic Qualifications:Experience
  • N/A
Education
  • Graduate of an approved perfusion technology training program by date of hire.
  • High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
  • Clinical Perfusionist Certificate within 36 months of hire

  • Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
  • Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, chemistry, physics and sterile techniques.
  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • N/A

Secondary Functions:

  • Variable shifts:
    6:30-15:00
    14:30-23:00
    22:30-07:00

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Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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Nov 13, 2025
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