NewYork-Presbyterian
New York academic health system
Anesthesia Technician
On-site presence is required, and employees should live within commuting distance. Travel expenses are not reimbursed.
About the job
- High school diploma or GED.
- Minimum of one year of experience as an anesthesia technician.
- BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) Certification.
- Provide approved assistance to anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists during induction, maintenance, and emergence from anesthesia.
- Assist anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists with placement of regional anesthetics and invasive monitoring devices.
- Maintain the equipment and supplies necessary to provide quality and cost-effective anesthesia care on a daily and case-by-case basis.
- Apply infection-control and safety principles, including proper handling, cleaning, sterilizing, and disposal of equipment or supplies used in regular and contaminated cases.
- Set up sterile equipment, including intravenous, central venous, arterial, and pulmonary artery catheters, using sterile technique.
- Set up, operate, and disassemble cell saver equipment and rapid infuser devices as assigned.
- Perform standard procedural checks on equipment and report malfunctioning equipment to the supervisor.
- Ensure the sterility and cleanliness of specialized equipment, including transesophageal echocardiography equipment, fiber-optic scopes, and laryngeal mask airways.
- Ensure workroom areas are clean and orderly before, during, and after each shift.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
- ASATT Certification.
About the company
NewYork-Presbyterian is an academic health system serving New York City and surrounding communities. The system provides hospital, specialty, emergency, outpatient, research, and medical education services in affiliation with major medical schools. It serves patients, families, clinicians, students, researchers, and communities across New York. Its operating model centers on academic medicine integrated with hospitals, physician teams, research programs, technology, facilities, and centralized operations. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, education, technology, facilities, and patient access. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.
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