What is Perfusion?
A perfusionist is a healthcare professional who is highly trained to operate a heart-lung machine during cardiac surgery. There are many procedures that require a still heart for the surgeons to operate and this machine serves as an artificial blood pump. Surgeons rely on the perfusionist to tend to the physiological and metabolic needs of the patient so they can concentrate on making repairs. Perfusionists truly are the heart of the operation.
Want to save lives and be the heart of the operation? Work as a perfusionist with SpecialtyCare and view our career opportunities.
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About Us
We are a leading provider of outsourced OR support services, participating in 400,000 procedures annually, supporting 13,500 physicians in more than 1,100 hospitals.
Our expert clinicians are highly trained, certified, and work as integrated members of any OR team. We help build operating rooms of excellence by staying true to what we do best: perfusion, intraoperative neuromonitoring, autotransfusion, sterile processing consulting, surgical assist, and minimally invasive surgical support.
Want to Work in Perfusion?
SpecialtyCare employs the largest professional group of perfusionists in the country. Our clinicians are educated, highly trained, and experienced. In the end, everyone is certified through the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, obtains state licensure when need be (depending on the state), and meets specific facility requirements. When it comes to jobs in perfusion, we promote the industry’s standards of care and believe patients are the number one priority.
SpecialtyCare continues to grow and we would love for you to grow with us.
We currently employ over 490 clinical perfusion associates and take part in over 130,000 surgeries each year in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. We serve more than 350 hospitals and assist over 850 surgeons during open heart surgeries and other complex procedures. By participating in such a large number of operations and by working with world-class surgeons, we are the industry leader in perfusion.