Anesthesia Technologist - FlexStaff

Company : Northwell Health

Job Description - Anesthesia Technologist - FlexStaff

Description

Participates as a member of the Anesthesia Care Team by performing pre-operative and intra-operative tasks for the patient having procedures requiring anesthesia. Assists licensed anesthesia care provider with patient assessments, evaluations, transport, positioning, insertion of intravenous and other invasive lines and routine difficult intubation/extubation. Responsible for maintenance and set-up of anesthesia and performs ancillary lab tests.

Responsibilities:

Assists anesthesia professional staff as requested, as well as assists in invasive monitoring line insertion, pulmonary artery catheter insertion, central venous access, fiberoptic intubation, and/or difficult airway situations

Performs invasive monitoring according to daily operating room schedule also performs preventative maintenance for all equipment according to established protocols, as well as assembles and assists with operation of specialized equipment such as humidification units, fiberoptic endoscopic equipment, and rapid infusion devices

Prepares, drapes, places BP cuff, EKG leads and Pulse oximeter for patient, also prepares and assembles transducer lines and equipment necessary for arterial, central venous, and pulmonary artery pressure monitoring, as requested

Sets up the operating room for cases including preparation of laryngoscope and intubation equipment, IV solution and administration sets, sets up warming devices, and assists anesthesiologist with volume infusions as directed during intra-operative volume resuscitations

Responds to codes throughout the hospital, also maintains and organizes the anesthesia environment, equipment and supplies to facilitate operation of the department as well as inventories and maintains supply stock, collaborates with purchasing and acts as liaison

Reports equipment malfunctions to management and arranges for loaner equipment when necessary as well as aids in capital equipment budget preparation, as well as coordinates equipment and supplies outside the operating room, troubleshoots anesthesia delivery systems, scavenging system gas analyzer, EKG, pulse oximeter, cell saver and rapid infusion devices and maintains all related records

Follows protocol for all safety and infection control practices and monitors the environment and equipment to ensure cleaning standards are maintained

Prepares and sets up sterile arterial line insertion and sterile introducer kits for the insertion of Swan-Ganz catheters

Analyzes blood samples for blood gases, sodium/potassium, glucose and hematocrit and documents all patient tests and maintains quality control, maintenance and proficiency test results and records

Participates in education of new staff members as well as ongoing educational programs for department

Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions

Qualifications:

Associate's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience

Current Anesthesia Technologist Certification, and Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification required, plus specialized certifications as needed

1-3 years of relevant experience, required

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

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