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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Anesthesia Tech II- PER DIEM.
In this role, the successful candidate Responsible for stocking anesthetic supplies for ORs, maintaining anesthetic equipment, ensuring anesthetic equipment is available and assisting clinicians with patient care.
Job Responsibilities:
Clinical/ Patient Care
Provides assistance to all anesthesia clinicians:
- During induction, maintenance and emergence from anesthesia
- With the placement of regional anesthetics and invasive monitoring devices.
- Provides medication to provider
- Retrieves and returns drugs to drug delivery system
- With pain blocks, epidurals, spinals, line placement and patient positioning
- With transporting patients
- Follows directives and protocols
- Communicates with circulating nurses
- Responds to codes within the limitations of the above duties
Equipment
- Calibrates and runs Quality Control and Quality Assurance analysis
- Calibrates and trouble-shoots anesthesia machines
- Sets up Level I RIS, syringe pumps, capnographs, TEG and TEEs
- Sets up intravenous, central venous, arterial, pulmonary artery catheters using sterile techniques, percutaneous introducer kits, double lumen kits, triple lumen kits, long arm CVP kits, chest tubes, ARNDT blockers, univent tubes, trans-tracheal intubations, fiberoptic scopes, LMAs, tube changers, jet ventilation and resuscitation bags.
- Clears debris and equipment from the surface and drawers of used anesthesia machines
- Insures the sterility and cleanliness of all machines
- Performs all standard procedural checks on equipment
- Assists with trouble shooting technical problems
- Makes minor repairs and adjustments to equipment
- Informs Engineering and supervisor of needed repairs
Supplies
- Checks machine drawers to insure they are well stocked
- Makes available fluids, Lactated Ringers, Plasma Lite, Normal Saline, Hespan, Flextend, FFP, Whole Blood and Albumin
- Disposes of supplies used in regular and contaminated cases
Gases
- Insures medical pipeline is operational, including N2O, O2 and Medical Air
- Checks the status of nitrous oxide, nitrogen and carbon dioxide cylinder banks to determine available supply pressure
- Replaces empty cylinders
Other
- Assists with the training of Anesthesia Technicians
- Apprises supervisor of performance of Anesthesia Technicians
- Ensures workroom areas are clean and orderly before, during and after each shift
- Performs other related duties as requested
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Associates Degree or certifications from ASATT or ATA
Two years of work experience in a periop area or related field
Familiarity with Operating Room drug and equipment terminology required
Must be able to read, write, follow instructions
Lift and move equipment up to 50 lbs.
Basic computer skills
Preferred Qualifications:
ASATT Certification preferred
Bachelors Degree
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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