Perfusionist

Perfusionist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical perfusionists operate circulation equipment during medical situations when it is necessary to temporarily and artificially replace the patient’s circularity functions. This occurs during heart surgery. Their duties include:

º    Operating heart – lung machines

º    Administering some types of anesthesia

º    Administering some types of medication

Salary:

$ 50,000

Education:

A high school diploma with a strong background in biology and chemistry is required to be accepted in perfusionist training programs. Admissions preference is given to students with college science work or experience in respiratory therapy and medical terminology

Perfusionist program are offered in academic health centers and medical schools along with universities. They emphasize hands-on, practical training. They must perform 150 procedures to include 20 pediatric and infant cases.

Reflection:

This type of career really does interest me due to the idea of working in medical issues. I sure would like to know more about this precise topic; however my ideas for the future do seek another career. Perhaps later on in life I could manage to fall in this career.