Board Certified Perfusionist - Cardiovascular Services | Minneapolis, MN
Independent Contractor | $100 - $121/hour | Full-Time
Why Perfusionists Choose CLFC
CLFC Healthcare & Communications is not just another staffing agency. We are a specialized federal healthcare partner that understands the critical nature of your work in the operating room. We offer industry-leading compensation that reflects the expertise and responsibility perfusionists carry every day , a dedicated clinical support team that handles credentialing, compliance, and logistics so you can focus entirely on patient care, and long-term, stable assignments at premier VA medical centers. Your skills save lives. We make sure you are compensated and supported accordingly.
What Makes This Opportunity Stand Out
- Premium Compensation: $100 - $121/hour based on your certification level, specialization, and experience, with consistent full-time hours
- Prestigious Assignment: Serve veterans at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, one of the nation's leading VA cardiovascular surgery programs
- Clinical Autonomy: Work in a collaborative surgical environment where your expertise in extracorporeal circulation is valued and respected by the surgical team
- Career Stability: Federal contract assignment with long-term engagement potential, not short-term travel rotations
- Nationwide Network: Access to perfusion assignments across multiple VA medical centers and federal facilities through CLFC's growing cardiovascular services division
- Full Administrative Support: We handle credentialing, privileging, malpractice coverage coordination, and all compliance requirements so you walk in ready to work
The Role
CLFC Healthcare & Communications is seeking two Board Certified Perfusionists to provide cardiovascular perfusion services at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. You will operate heart-lung machines and related equipment during open-heart surgery, organ transplants, and other complex cardiovascular procedures, ensuring safe and effective extracorporeal circulation for veteran patients.
What You Will Do
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Set up, operate, and monitor heart-lung machines during open-heart surgical procedures, maintaining optimal patient hemodynamics throughout
- Autotransfusion Services: Perform intraoperative blood salvage and autotransfusion to minimize allogeneic blood product usage
- Myocardial Protection: Administer cardioplegia solutions and monitor myocardial preservation techniques per surgeon preference and institutional protocols
- Patient Monitoring: Continuously assess blood gas values, anticoagulation status, hemodynamic parameters, and perfusion adequacy throughout each procedure
- Equipment Management: Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot all perfusion equipment including oxygenators, pumps, heat exchangers, and monitoring devices
- Emergency Response: Provide ECMO and emergency perfusion support as required by the cardiovascular surgery service
- Documentation: Maintain detailed perfusion records compliant with VA documentation standards and ABCP requirements
- Collaboration: Work closely with cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, and OR nursing staff to deliver coordinated, high-quality patient care
What You Bring
Required:
- Graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited perfusion education program
- CCP (Certified Clinical Perfusionist) certification through ABCP
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications
- Minimum 2 years of clinical perfusion experience
- Proficiency in adult cardiopulmonary bypass, myocardial protection, and autotransfusion
- Eligible for VA credentialing and privileging
Preferred:
- Dual certified: CCP and CAT (Certified Autotransfusionist) through ABCP
- Experience in pediatric perfusion or ECMO
- Prior VA or federal healthcare facility experience
- Experience with ventricular assist device (VAD) management
Compensation Details
- Pay Rate: $100 - $121/hour (based on certification, specialization, and experience)
- Engagement Type: Independent Contractor (1099)
- Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday with on-call availability as needed
- Location: Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN (on-site)
- Duration: Long-term federal contract assignment
About CLFC Healthcare & Communications
CLFC Healthcare & Communications is a nationwide healthcare staffing and language access company supporting federal agencies, VA medical centers, and healthcare organizations across the country. With 500+ healthcare professionals and 200+ interpreters, we deliver specialized clinical and communications services where they are needed most. CLFC is a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) committed to serving those who served us.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CLFC Healthcare & Communications is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.
Ready to bring your perfusion expertise to a team that values it? Apply today and join a company that puts clinicians first.