The Anesthesia Tech III is responsible for stocking anesthetic supplies, maintaining and ensuring the availability of anesthetic equipment, and assisting clinicians with various aspects of patient care during anesthesia procedures. Key duties include equipment calibration, setup of complex monitoring devices, and managing medical gas supplies.
Requirements summary
Minimum Qualifications
require graduation from a one-year Anesthesia Technician program or certification with five years of experience, along with mandatory Basic Life Support (BLS-C) certification. Candidates must be able to read, write, follow instructions, possess basic computer skills, and be capable of lifting and moving equipment up to 50 lbs.
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.
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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 Tech III.
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.
Job Responsibilities
Clinical/ Patient Care
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
Equipment
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
Supplies
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
Gases
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
Other
Assists with the training of Anesthesia Technicians
Apprises supervisor of performance of Anesthesia Technicians
Ensures workroom areas are clean and orderly before, during and after each shift
Performs other related duties as requested
Minimum Qualifications
To qualify you must have a Graduate of a one-year Anesthesia Technician program or certification from anesthesia technology program with 5 years experience Must be able to read, write, follow instructions Certification in BLS-C required. Lift and move equipment up to 50 lbs. Basic computer skills.
Required Licenses: Basic Life Support Cert
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelors Degree preferred .Experience in staff development and training preferred.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
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NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.
NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $83,725.61 - $83,725.61 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
