clinical perfusion scientist
Clinical perfusion scientists operate heart-lung equipment during surgical operations to ensure breathing and blood circulation. They work as part of the surgical team, connect patients to the heart-lung machines in preparation for surgery, monitor their condition during surgery, report to the team on the patients' status and determine the necessary techniques according to their needs.
Also called: clinical perfusionist, clinical perfusion techinician, medical perfusion scientist, medical perfusion techinician, clinical perfusion expert, medical perfusion expert, medical perfusionist
- 19
- essential skills
- 23
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
19- apply context specific clinical competences
- carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures
- clinical perfusion
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conceptualise healthcare user’s needs
- conduct routine blood testing
- contribute to continuity of health care
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- health care legislation
- human anatomy
- hygiene in a health care setting
- medical terminology
- operate breathing equipment
- operate heart-lung machines
- perform transcranial magnetic stimulation
- resuscitation
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
Optional skills
23- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- assist in kidney transplant
- clinical imaging techniques
- conduct radiotherapy computer planning
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- electroencephalography
- emergency surgery
- explain types of coagulation disorders
- first aid
- interpret medical images
- manage healthcare users' data
- medical informatics
- operate patients with thoracic diseases
- perform bronchoscopy
- perform VATS
- promote health and safety
- provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions
- provide pre-treatment information
- rehabilitation of all organ systems
- respond to changing situations in health care
- surgery
- transplantation
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
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