Perfusionist

                      Perfusionist

Duties and Responsibilities:

        Clinical perfusionists operate circulation equipment during medical situations and artificially replace the patient’s circulatory or respiratory functions. This occurs in heart surgery and similar operations. Perfusionists also control the temperature of patients during surgery.  Their duties include:  

·        Operating heart-lung machines

·        Administering some type of anesthesia

·        Administering some type of medicine

 Average Salary: $50,000  

                    

Education:

      A high school diploma with a strong background in biology and chemistry is required to be accepted in perfusionist training programs. Perfusionist training programs are given at academic health centers and medical schools and universities. 

I would like to be a perfusionist. It seems like an interesting job and it has to do with what i want to do when i grow up.