Anesthesia Tech II, 12PM - 8PM (full time)

NYU Langone Health•New York, NY

22h•Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health. We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Anesthesia Technician II, full time. 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