Perfusionist - Full-time

Christiana Care Health System is a renowned non-profit teaching health system headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, serving a broad geographical area including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. With more than 13,000 caregivers and three acute care hospitals offering a total of 1,336 beds, Christiana Care delivers an extensive range of primary care and outpatient specialty services, home health care, urgent care centers, and free-standing emergency departments. The flagship Christiana Hospital campus hosts a Level I trauma center, a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center, and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care, and women's health. The system is consistently recognized for quality, ranked by Healthgrades as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals, and repeatedly acknowledged among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national quality assessments.

Christiana Care fosters an environment committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, reflecting the community it serves, and is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities based on merit without discrimination. The health system supports more than 260 residents and fellows, emphasizing its role as an educational and clinical leader in the region.

The Full-time Perfusionist position is an integral part of Christiana Care's dynamic Cardiac Surgery practice based at Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE, about 40 miles south of Philadelphia. The successful candidate will be joining a skilled team comprising six full-time and two part-time perfusionists, sharing call responsibilities in a 1:6 rotation. This role provides an exciting opportunity to work with state-of-the-art cardiovascular surgery technologies and a broad spectrum of cardiac surgical procedures including coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic and mitral valve repair and replacement, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), lead extraction, Mitraclip, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), ventricular assist devices (VAD), complex aortic procedures, and robotic coronary interventions.

The perfusionist will operate in an advanced clinical environment equipped with cutting-edge facilities and supported by a multidisciplinary team of experts. Christiana Care's cardiac surgery team performs nearly 1,000 procedures annually, affirming its status as a regional referral center for a wide array of cardiovascular specialties. The hospital’s expansive campus supports comprehensive care with high patient acuity and varied pathology.

The compensation range for this role is $73.09 to $116.94 per hour, with offers dependent upon the candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications. This position requires participation in holiday, overnight, and weekend call shifts, which will be further detailed during the interview. The role not only demands clinical excellence and technical proficiency but also active involvement in departmental development, education, and quality improvement initiatives. This is a rewarding career opportunity for a certified or board-eligible perfusionist seeking to contribute significantly in a leading health system with a robust cardiac surgery program and a commitment to innovative patient care.