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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| clinical-perfusion-scientist | Occupational skill for the role 'clinical perfusion scientist' (also: clinical perfusionist, clinical perfusion techinician, medical perfusionist, medical perfusion expert, clinical perfusion expert, medical perfusion scientist). Use when the user asks for typical clinical perfusion scientist work such as: Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.; Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.; Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety. |
Clinical Perfusion Scientist
Clinical perfusion scientists operate heart-lung equipment during surgical operations to ensure breathing and blood circulation. They work as part of the surgical team, connect patients to the heart-lung machines in preparation for surgery, monitor their condition during surgery, report to the team on the patients' status and determine the necessary techniques according to their needs.
Core workflow
- Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
- Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
- Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
- Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
- Prepare and position patients for testing.
- Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
- Attach electrodes to the patients' chests, arms, and legs, connect electrodes to leads from the electrocardiogram (EKG) machine, and operate the EKG machine to obtain a reading.
- Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- apply context specific clinical competences
- carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures
- clinical perfusion
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conceptualise healthcare user’s needs
- conduct routine blood testing
- contribute to continuity of health care
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- health care legislation
- human anatomy
- hygiene in a health care setting
- medical terminology
- operate breathing equipment
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Outlook
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- JavaScript
- Microsoft Word
Hot technologies
Top tools from 59 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-10):
- heart-lung machine — 12 %
- ventricular assist devices — 8 %
- intra-aortic balloon pumps — 7 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/57a73b7c-cf10-4852-b067-c25833fa149e), ONET 30.3 (29-2031.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*