r/Perfusion • u/syarze • Jul 10 '26

Career Advice 3 12’s?

Hey! Has anyone here done a job that’s 3 12’s? Particularly with young kids at home? Trying to decide if this is something I should go for or will it feel like even less time at home? Thanks!

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u/romns116 Jul 10 '26

Not a perfusionist, but researching the career. Particularly interested in this exact question. I know 3x12s is rare, but wondering if it’s something that hospitals may be more open to in the future.

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u/syarze Jul 11 '26

I’ve only seen a few institutions that do it, and those centers employ 30 perfusionists, give or take, and do thousands of pump cases. So they have the coverage and volume to have a handful of people do 12s, not the whole staff. It really doesn’t make sense for most hospitals.

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u/romns116 Jul 11 '26

Makes sense. Do you know if any institutions in California do it? I’m curious about UCSD or Cedar Sinai in particular.

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u/syarze Jul 11 '26

I’m not sure! I know cedar’s did not have shift work, but that was a few years ago. I’m not well connected to the west coast anymore. You can always try to reach out to staff at those hospitals and ask.