Anesthesia Technician (Full-Time)

Hackensack Meridian Health•Hackensack, NJ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Anesthesia Technician assists the Anesthesiologists with intraoperative patient care through maintenance of equipment and supplies. The Anesthesia Technician applies principles of infection control and safety including proper handling, cleaning, sterilizing, and disposal of equipment or supplies used in regular and contaminated cases.

Requirements

High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
Advanced training in a hospital setting in other allied health professions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a health care settings, OR or Critical Care.
Knowledge of sterile technique, asepsis, and ability to apply such skills.
Certified Anesthesia Technician or Certified Anesthesia Technologist.

Responsibilities

Assists anesthesiologists in the Operating Room and prepares medications, IV solutions and transducers as per protocol.
Prepares and assists the Anesthesiologist for the insertion of the arterial intravenous lines, central venous pressure lines, and Swan Ganz catheters using sterile technique under the supervision of the anesthesiologist. Assists the Anesthesiologist with induction of anesthesia and introduction of lines.
Draws blood sample from the femoral line and performs cardiac output test.
Responsible for cleaning and performing daily system checks and routine maintenance checks on 52 anesthesia machines. Completes the daily startup leak test and assures the anesthesia machines and equipment is operational before the start of each case.
Notifies the Anesthesia Technical Coordinator when monitoring equipment is not functioning properly.
Stocks and orders anesthesia supplies maintained in storage areas
Acts as liaison between the OR, SPD, and Pharmacy assuring the availability of all supplies and drugs.
Ensures that after all procedures, remove supplies, used equipment, syringes, and needles to designated area.
Assist Anesthesiologist on all Cardiac Procedures
Set up IV`s as requested
Medications from the pharmacy need to be primed and set up on the Alaris pump with the specific medication and dosage
Set up transducer for arterial/venous pressures
Set up Swan-Ganz catheter and Cardiac Output monitor
Set up the sterile tray for central lines
Attach all patient monitoring devices including Pulse oximeter, EKG leads, BIS and Somanetics sensors.
Assist the anesthesiologist with induction/intubation
Assist the anesthesiologist handing off lines while they are gowned and inserting central lines/Swan-Ganz catheter
Draws blood gas samples and performs cardiac output
Documentation and uploading of patient/TEE data to the hospital database to provide all supporting staff access to vital TEE studies
Cath Lab (6 operating rooms)
Drug trays picked up from the pharmacy daily and exchanged in all rooms Rooms cleaned, stocked, and set up according to scheduled cases
Maintain stocking supplies
Assists the anesthesiologists per request on the following cases : TAVR, Watchman, Hybrid ablation procedures
EP 7 has a supply cart for anesthesia which has 2 drug trays from the pharmacy
Maintain EP lab 8 with regards to MRI safety protocols
L&D ( 3 operating rooms)
Maintain stocking supplies
Medication from pharmacy ordered, picked up, and stocked in workroom Maintain the 3 epidural supply carts for the birthing rooms
Maintain the 3 spinal supply carts for the c-section rooms
Maintain C-section Room 3 as the COVID/emergency room
Daily turnover and stock the 3 c-section rooms
MRI / 1 Link ( 1 operating room)
Turnover and stock the anesthesia machine
Setup room with regards to either adult or pediatric case
Have the necessary supply cart brought from the OR for the case Pick up medication tray from the pharmacy
Maintain this room with regards to MRI protocol
The remaining Operating Rooms maintained
Endoscopy / 5 Conklin (1 operating room)
Center for Ambulatory Surgery (10 operating rooms)
Cosmetic/Reconstructive surgery, ( 2 operating rooms)
Endoscopy Room 813
Special Procedures 1 Link
Cat Scan 1 Link
Ultrasound 1 Strawbridge
Radiation Oncology St. John basement Cardiology 5 Main
Cat Scan room 112
Heart Center CAS room 200
Required Certifications and Annual Competencies
TEE Reprocessing Competency
TEE Leak Testing Competency
ACT (Activated Clotting Time) Competency
Room Turnover Competency
Glucose Training
Hemocue Calibration Training
Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.)
Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.