Anesthesia Technician

Anesthesia Technician -Per Diem- NYP/Columbia University Medical Center- Nights

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We're looking for a passionate Anesthesia Technician to join our exceptional healthcare team!

NYP/Columbia University Medical Center is redefining the possibilities in surgical care. Led by conscientious and highly skilled medical professionals, our remarkably advanced technology enables us to treat some of the world’s most complex cases. In this advanced environment, you’ll help maintain our commitment to safe, effective and compassionate care. Join our world-renowned team now.

Essential Job Duties:

• Provides approved assistance to Anesthesiologists / CRNA’s during the induction, maintenance and emergence from Anesthesia.

• Assists the anesthesiologists/ CRNA’s with the placement of regional anesthetics and invasive monitoring devices.

• Maintains on a daily and case to case basis, the equipment and supplies necessary to provide quality and cost effective anesthesia care to all patients cared for by the Anesthesia Department.

• Applies principles of infection control and safety, including proper handling, cleaning, sterilizing and/or disposal of equipment or supplies used in regular and contaminated cases.

• Sets up sterile equipment, such as intravenous, central venous, arterial and pulmonary artery catheters using sterile technique.

• Sets up, operates, and disassembles cell saver equipment and rapid infuser devices as assigned.

• Performs all standard procedural checks on equipment; reports any malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.

• Ensures the sterility and cleanliness of specialized equipment, including TEE’s, fiber optic scopes and LMA’s.

• Ensures workroom areas are clean and orderly before, during and after each shift.

• Performs other job related duties as assigned.

This is a per diem position located at NYP/Columbia University Medical Center. This is a nights position working 10pm-6am .

Preferred Criteria

• ASATT Certification
   

Required Criteria

• High School Diploma or GED

• Minimum of one year of experience as an anesthesia tech

• BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) Certification