This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more Applicants must be fully qualified by the closing date of this announcement. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: To be appointed to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA, applicants must be proficient in written and spoken English. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Candidates must hold a degree in perfusion as described below in paragraphs (1) and (2) that has been accredited by either CAAHEP or EQualTM Canada at the time the program was completed. (1) Bachelor's or master's degree in perfusion from a program in the United States or Canada accredited by the CAAHEP or EQualTM Canada. OR, (2) Bachelor's or master's degree in addition to a post-baccalaureate certificate in perfusion from a program accredited by CAAHEP or the EQualTM Canada. NOTE: The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Persons hired or reassigned to CP positions in VHA must be board-certified in the field of clinical perfusion as a Certified Clinical Perfusionist by the ABCP. The board certification must be current, and the applicant must abide by the certifying body's requirements for continuing education. Grade Determinations: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GS-12 CLINICAL PERFUSTIONIST: In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have at least one year of CP experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11 or equivalent) and have obtained their ABCP certification as a CCP. License is preferred, but not required. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all the following KSAs: 1 Ability to apply the principles of program management and oversight required to develop program goals and objectives, administer and monitor programs, evaluate program outcomes/accomplishments, set and redefine priorities and implement effective solutions as needed to present findings and recommendations to the appropriate management officials. 2 Ability to provide oversight, judgement and management of the application of clinical perfusion to patient care, organization processes and/or systems and long/short range goals, with a focus on delivering patient care and achieving program outcomes. 3 Expert level of knowledge of best practice in the perfusion profession. 4 Ability to validate or identify barriers to safe effective care, and manage all aspects of clinical perfusion, technical, fiscal, and administrative including daily assignments and call schedule preparation. 5 Ability to serve as a liaison, interfacing with other departments to incorporate the expertise of all disciplines in a comprehensive, integrated approach to patient care. 6 Ability to develop, coordinate, review organizations and accrediting agencies, and manage a perfusion regulatory program including follow-up actions to ensure departmental compliance with regulatory agencies as required. Assignment. This assignment is the full performance level. CPs at this level perform at the highest level of perfusion clinical practice and independently perform task of unusual difficulty or complexity. The CP assesses, plans and evaluates the clinical perfusion program to ensure proper coordination of care. CPs oversee all aspects of perfusion documentation for the clinical perfusion department. CPs evaluate the delivery system of patient care within the area of assignment, present findings and recommendations, and contribute to changes that enhance the quality and timeliness of care. At this level they provide clinical oversight and consultation for lower graded perfusionists and medical center staff within the CP's scope of practice and its potential applications in other medical, surgical and specialty areas. Individuals in this role create, implement, update and maintain all perfusion related documents and databases (policies/procedures, functional statements, perfusion records, paper and/or electronic). Individuals in this role implement and manage the proper storage of perfusion related documents according to established guidelines, requirements and protocols. The CP at this level instructs perfusionists, students and other facilities on perfusion related subject matter, provides educational opportunities and serves as an educational resource. Individuals in this role develop, implement, execute and coordinate education programs to provide the appropriate resources to meet the training needs of staff. Individuals in this position perform clinical teaching, didactic teaching and provide recurring in-service training to ensure the competency of staff. CPs support evidence-based and goal directed practice with the overall goal of improving clinical practice. They also share other pertinent medical literature research findings with colleagues to enhance patient care delivery. CPs may be responsible for the development and maintenance of a system of internal reviews, direct quality control, and performance improvement studies. This includes the collection and tracking of metrics in a database and analytic software and oversight of the quality performance of perfusion devices. Their duties may include conduction and/or participation in collaborative research/adjunctive therapies and communication of findings through reports, abstracts, presentations, and publications. CP's at this level may serve as the clinical education coordinator for perfusion students; establishing, negotiating and maintaining perfusion student agreements; coordinating clinical training rotations; and designing, conducting and evaluating educational experiences with the affiliated university. References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G63 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others. Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing, or speech may be required. However, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment will not automatically disqualify an applicant for appointment. The loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. This position requires some physical exertion such as walking, bending, positioning patients, stretching, reaching, pushing, and lifting moderately heavy objects (15 to 44 pounds) ["This Clinical Perfusionist (CP) Position is under the Surgical/Cardiac Surgery Service of VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA Campus. The incumbent will be a skilled CP, able to operate extracorporeal circulation equipment during any medical situation where it is necessary to support or replace the patient's cardiopulmonary/circulatory function and ensures the proper management of physiologic functions by monitoring the necessary variables. The duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Assess, plan and evaluate the clinical perfusion program to ensure proper coordination of care. Oversee all aspects of perfusion documentation for the clinical perfusion department. Evaluate the delivery system of patient care within the area of assignment, present finding and recommendations, and contribute to changes that enhance the quality and timeliness of care. Provide clinical oversight and consultation for lower graded perfusionists and medical center staff within the CP's scope of practice and its potential applications in other medical, surgical and specialty areas. Create, implement, update and maintain all perfusion related documents and databases. Implement and manage the proper storage of perfusion related documents according to established guidelines, requirements and protocols. Instruct perfusionists, students and other facilities on perfusion related subject matter, provides educational opportunities and services as an educational resource. Develop, implement, execute and coordinate education programs to provide the appropriate resources to meet the training needs of staff. Perform clinical teaching, didactic teaching and provide recurring in-service training to ensure the competency of staff. Support evidence-based and goal directed practice with the overall goal of improving clinical practice. Develop and maintain a system of internal reviews, direct quality control, and performance improvement studies. Perform cardiopulmonary bypass as directed by the cardiac surgeons. Provide heparin management for endovascular cases. Monitor patient care in the SICU/PACU until sign-off. Provide emergency circulatory support for code and ER patients. Provide perfusion back up coverage for a busy diagnostics and therapeutic two room cardiac catheterization lab. will provide emergency on-call coverage as specified for emergency open-heart perfusion, auto-transfusion, LVAD, RVAD and BiVAD patients. Provide 24/7 coverage in the SICU when a patient is on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) Work Schedule: Full Time Monday - Friday 7am - 3:30pm; and will have on-call schedule Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFunctional Statement #: 523-F02902\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized\nEDRP Authorized: Contact Brittnay.Kohnki@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"]