Anesthesia Tech II
About The Position
NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn is a full-service teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The hospital is central to a comprehensive network of affiliated ambulatory and outpatient practices, and serves as NYU Langone Health's anchor for healthcare access, growth, and delivery in the entire borough. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Anesthesia Tech II. 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.
Requirements
- Graduate of an anesthesia tech program or 2 years of experience supporting anesthesia clinicians with patient care
- Familiarity with Operating Room drug and equipment terminology required
- Must be able to read, write and follow instructions
- Lift and move equipment up to 50 lbs.
- Basic computer skills
- Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Nice To Haves
- ASATT Certification preferred
- Bachelors Degree
Responsibilities
- During induction, maintenance and emergence from anesthesia
- With the placement of regional anesthetics and invasive monitoring devices
- With pain blocks, epidurals, spinals, line placement and patient positioning
- With transporting patients
- Follows directives and protocols
- Communicates with circulating nurses
- Responds to Codes in line with duties
- 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.
- Ensures 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
- 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
- Ensures 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
- Ensures workroom areas are clean and orderly before, during and after each shift
- Performs other related duties as requested
Benefits
- financial security benefits
- a generous time-off program
- employee resources groups for peer support
- holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
