Anesthesia Technologist - FlexStaff

Northwell Health; Village of Valley Stream (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health's anesthesia care team seeks an Anesthesia Technologist to perform pre-operative and intra-operative tasks, assist with assessments, transport, positioning, IV and line insertions, and to help maintain anesthesia equipment.

In this role you will support physicians and nurses, set up monitoring equipment, prepare sterile supplies, participate in safety protocols, and contribute to department education and continuous quality improvement.

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

Responsibilities

• Assist anesthesia professional staff as requested, including invasive monitoring line insertion and difficult airway situations
• Maintain and operate anesthesia equipment and assist with room preparation and inventory
• Prepare patient monitoring setup, arterial/central venous access lines and transducer equipment
• Set up OR for cases, including laryngoscope prep, IV solutions, warming devices, and volume infusions
• Respond to codes and ensure equipment function, maintenance, and purchasing liaison
• Report malfunctions and coordinate loaner or capital equipment, maintain records
• Follow safety and infection control protocols and monitor environment
• Prepare sterile arterial line kits and Swan-Ganz catheter introducers
• Analyze blood samples and document tests, maintain QC and records
• Participate in education of new staff and ongoing training
• Performs related duties as required and non-essential tasks are excluded by ADA

Education

Anesthesia Technologist Certification

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification

Job 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).