Nationwide Perfusion Care Services provides:

■ Adult and Congenital Extracorporeal Services 

■ Cell Saver Services 

■ Ventricular Assist Device Services 

■ Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) 

■ Lecturing on Cardiopulmonary Support and ECMO for staff

■ Counter Pulsation Services

 

Scope of Practice

EXTRACORPOREAL SUPPORT

  • Cardiopulmonary bypass for Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal Patients.

  • Extracorporeal membrane Oxygenation(ECMO) for all patients.

  • Ventricular assist devices (VAD)

  • Air&Ground Transportation of patients on extracorporeal devices

ASSOCIATED EXTRACORPOREAL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS

Myocardial protection; Hemofiltration/
hemodialysis; Anticoagulation and hemostasis monitoring, analysis, and intervention; Thermal regulation; Blood gas and blood chemistry monitoring, analysis, and intervention; Physiological monitoring, analysis, and intervention; Administration of blood components, pharmaceuticals, and anesthetic agents.

HEART FAILURE THERAPY AND SUPPORT

  • Ventricular Assist Device management

  • Intra-aortic Balloon Counter-pulsation

  • ExtraCorporeal Support

  • Impella support

BLOOD MANAGEMENT

  • Autotransfusion

  • Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution

  • Hemostasis monitoring and analysis

  • Interdisciplinary Blood Conservation

OTHER CLINICAL

  • Policy & Guideline development

  • Data and Quality input

NON-CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Documentation/ medical record

  • Education; including the establishment and management of educational programs

  • Development of Perfusion Programs for healthcare providers, consumers, administrators; including managing all aspects – technical, fiscal, workflow, and human resources – of Clinical Perfusion operations; Quality Control and Assurance; Regulatory Compliance; Competency/Performance Evaluation.

PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE

Obtains and maintains appropriate professional credentials;
Works in partnership with other health care professionals to provide the best medical care possible for all patients; Adheres to the standards, policies, and procedures adopted by the profession and regulated by law; Stays current with required continuing medical education (CME) in order to stay abreast of changes in the field of extracorporeal technology and to maintain professional credentials; Participates in continuing education activities through professional organizations, to enhance knowledge, skills and performance; Adheres to the accepted professional ethical standards as defined by the Code of Ethics; Acts as a patient advocate supporting patient rights; Design, coordination, and implementation of original investigation;Critical evaluation of published research.