Cardiac Perfusionist

Help deliver life-saving cardiac care with expertise in heart-lung bypass technology.

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Perfusionist Jobs

At Providence, Cardiac Perfusionists play a life-saving role during complex heart and thoracic surgeries. You’ll operate advanced heart-lung machines to maintain blood flow and oxygenation when patients need it most—ensuring stability and successful outcomes.

As B.C.’s provincial heart center and home to the province’s only quaternary cardiac program, we perform over 1,100 surgeries annually, including heart transplants and pioneering procedures like VAD, VA ECMO, and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery. Here, your expertise supports cutting-edge cardiac care and transforms lives every day.

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Why Providence?

At Providence, you'll find more than just a job—you’ll find purpose. Join an organization with a rich history of compassionate care, guided by a powerful mission and a commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Living the Mission

A perfusionist working in the operating room

“Perfusionists are very intertwined and connected to the technology they use”

Luke Harris, a Perfusionist at Providence Health Care, noticed that the cannulas—tubes connecting blood vessels to the machine and then back to the body—were sometimes impeding blood flow to patients’ legs, potentially causing severe complications. To address this issue, Harris and his partners co-founded Total Flow Medical to develop a cannula that prevents these blockages.

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Application Process

Interested in joining our team? We'll support you every step of the way. Find our more about our hiring process below.

  • Our hiring process

    We will support you every step of the way throughout your career, including the application process.

  • International applicants

    A new career endeavour that will make a difference.

  • Indigenous applicants

    Learn more about what we're doing to make Providence a welcoming and fulfilling work environment for Indigenous applicants.

  • Students & internships

    Learn more about working at Providence as a student or intern, as well as the application process.

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Last reviewed: November 27, 2025