- Sets up and operates heart-lung machine in hospital to take over functions of patient's heart and lungs during surgery or respiratory failure: Reviews patient medical history and chart, and consults with surgeon or physician to obtain patient information needed to set up heart-lung machine and associated equipment.
- Selects, assembles, sets up, and tests heart-lung machine to ensure that machine and associated equipment function according to specifications.
- Prior to surgery sterilize their equipment and make sure that all medical instruments are working correctly
- Operates heart-lung machine to regulate blood circulation and composition, to administer drugs and anesthetic agents, and to control body temperature during surgery or respiratory failure of patient.
- Monitors and observes operation of heart-lung machine and patient's physiologic variables such as blood temperature, blood composition, and flow rate, and adjusts equipment to maintain normal body functions.
- Is responsible, in consultation with the surgeon, for selecting the appropriate equipment and techniques to be used.
- Cleans and adjusts parts of heart-lung machine.
- Should make themselves available after duty hours for any kind of emergency case if required.
- Keep proper stock inventory.
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