Lead Anesthesia Technician, Days (Anesthesiology, Operating Room, Surgery)
Location: Orlando Florida
Description: Nemours is looking of Lead Anesthesia Technician, Days (Anesthesiology, Operating Room, Surgery) right now, this career will be placed in Florida. More complete informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Nemours is seeking a Lead Anesthesia Technician to join our Nemours Children's Hospital team in Orlando, Florida.
Nemours Children’s Hospital is part of a multi-specialty group practice that provides pediatric care for children and adolescents in Florida, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. At Nemours, we take a whole-child approach to children’s health care â€" treating the whole child (not just the condition) and advancing life-changing research, preven! tion and education.
On our 60-acre pediatric health c! ampus, we offer family-centered specialty care, education and state-of-the-art hospital services, along with world-class pediatric specialties such as rheumatology , interventional radiology , and comprehensive physical and rehabilitation medicine . Nemours Children’s Hospital includes a new Nemours Children’s Clinic, an ambulatory diagnostic center, and extensive research and education facilities.
This position is responsible for meeting all of the requirements of the anesthesia technician as an integral member of the anesthesia patient care team. She/he will assist the licensed anesthesia providers in various settings, performing duties under the direct supervision of a licensed anesthesia provider and/or Registered Nurse. This position provides support for surgical/procedural cases by assisting in the preparation and maintenance of patient equipment and anesthesia delivery systems before, during and after anesthesia. The Lead Anesthesia Tech performs first-l! evel maintenance on anesthesia equipment. Cleans, disinfects, sends for sterilization, stocks, orders and maintains the routine anesthesia equipment and supplies. The Lead Anesthesia Technician is accountable for workflow during the assigned shift, departmental supply orders and communication of outstanding or pending issues to the anesthesiologist and/or OR Manager. The position performs as an unlicensed, trained, assistive person and completes technical duties as they pertain to anesthesia support.
Completes beginning of case, end of case and/or between case turnover in an efficient manner. Cleans and maintains equipment (anesthesia machine, monitoring devices, transport monitors, cell salvage equipment, blood warmers/infusion pumps, central line cart, etc.).
Operates blood gas analyzer according to manufacturer recommendation and guidelines.
Calibrates and maintains the point-of-care testing equipment. Processes blood samples for arterial blood! gas studies and clotting times. Documents the data and completes the q! uality assurance measures.
Assists with difficult intubations, providing necessary cart, equipment and support.
Assists with invasive line preparation and monitoring.
Anticipates the needs for additional equipment, supplies and/or instruments by assessing specific patient and anesthesiologist needs, utilizing critical thinking skills.
Assists the anesthesiologist in the transport of the lines and cables during movement/transport of the patient. Returns any OR transport monitoring equipment.
Assists as needed with the pre-op transportation of the patient, initial positioning on the OR table, and securing the safety strap. Ensures availability of oxygen and transport monitors.
Rotates, stores and orders supplies for efficient operation of department.
Retrieves needed blood and blood products from the blood bank.
Correctly handles and ensures appropriate labeling of blood specimens prior to transport to la! b.
Provides for the orientation of Anesthesia Technicians within the department.
Requirements
High school diploma required.
National certification as CER.A.T. or CER.A.T.T. from the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians preferred.
Minimum of three (3) years' experience as an Anesthesia Technician in an ambulatory or acute care hospital required.
American Heart Association BLS certification required upon hire.
ACLS/PALS certifications preferred.
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This career starts available on: Thu, 02 Jan 2014 14:57:27 GMT
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