Anesthesia Technician (Part-Time)

HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MED CNTR; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks an Anesthesia Technician to support anesthesiologists in the operating room, maintaining equipment and supplies while enforcing infection-control practices.

You will ensure proper handling, cleaning, sterilizing, and disposal of devices used in intraoperative care, and work within a hospital setting to promote patient safety.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or GED equivalent programs.
• Advanced hospital-based training in allied health professions.

Responsibilities

• Assist anesthesiologists with intraoperative patient care and equipment.
• Maintain equipment and supplies; apply infection-control practices.

Skills

Sterile technique

Asepsis

Infection control

Education

High School diploma / GED or GED equivalent

Advanced hospital-based training in allied health

Job description

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

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.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

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

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

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

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

• Certified Anesthesia Technician or Certified Anesthesia Technologist.

Contacts:

• Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.