Cassie Blandford

PERFUSIONIST

Correct name of Career

Perfusionist

Education and/or Training Required

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Important skills include understanding data, critical thinking, patience, and

reading comprehension.

o High school classes you will need to take are biology, chemistry, and
anatomy. An important or beneficial class would be medical profession
education.
o The minimum degree you will need is a bachelor's degree in medical
technology or other medical degree.
o You have to pass certain oral and written exams to be certified.

Responsibilities and Daily Activities

o They are responsible for operating heart-lung machines, they have to
monitor all the data and make sure the patient remains out of critical
condition.
o There are several jobs for perfusionist, they work in the ER for patients
that are rushed in and they work with long term patients.
o

They work for hospitals and clinics.

Salary Range
o

Their salary ranges from $65,700 to $98,200.

o The salary range for Kentucky is $85,500.

o

The salary varies depending on employer.

Documentation of Sources
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Health Careers Center. (nd) Perfusionist. [Accessed 15 March 2015].

Retrieved from http://www.mshealthcareers.com/careers/perfusionist.htm

Self-Reflection

o I have not heard of this career before.

oIt would be nice to see a heart procedure.
oI would not always like to work with machines.
oI would not like this job.
oI don't like working with the machines for fear I would mess it up and hurt somebody.