Overview
To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.
Job entails assisting the anesthesiology staff within the operating room in order to facilitate patient care.
EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran
Responsibilities
1. Assists in Operating Room Setup and Turnover
- 1.1 Assists with turnover, including the changing and cleaning of anesthesia disposables and non-disposables. 2. Provides Basic Technical
- Support to
- Anesthesia
- Team in
- Operating
- Rooms and
- Off-Floor
- Locations: 2.1 Troubleshoots anesthesia equipment to ensure functionality and safety during procedures. 3.
- Provides
- Complex
- Care
- Support to
- Anesthesia
- Care
- Providers: 3.1 Maintains difficult airway equipment, trauma room setups, and ensures readiness for emergency situations. 4.
- Ensures
- Availability and
- Sterility of
- Anesthesia
- Equipment and
- Supplies: 4.1 Decontaminates, cleans, and sterilizes echocardiogram transducers, ensuring compliance with clinical sterilization and documentation protocols. 5.
- Personal
- Effectiveness and
- Accountability: 5.1 Consistently follows through on commitments, ensuring that all tasks are completed with attention to clinical detail and patient safety.
Qualifications
- EDUCATION Minimum high school diploma or equivalent, prefer Associates degree in Biological Sciences.
- Factory approved training in basic trouble shooting for anesthesia machines, physiologic monitors, blood gas machines, and rapid infusers preferred.
- EXPERIENCE Minimum of 12 months as a clinical technician, PCA, CNA,TA, pharmacy technician preferred.
- Operating room experience and technical background is helpful.
- For casual position we encourage nursing students and healthcare college students to apply.
- LICENSURE BLS required within 3 months of hire.
- SPECIAL SKILLS Employee must exhibit excellent communication skills.
- Individual must be able to tolerate high stress areas of work. .
- Basic computer skills are required to perform daily tasks in OR applications to include email, RFID equipment tracking system and Epic status board.
- Individual is expected to achieve competence in all required skills after completion of department training program, including passing departmental competencies.
- Employee must possess good interpersonal skills in order to participate as a member of the Perioperative Support staff.
- PHYSICAL DEMAND The working environment is a high stress area.
- The ability to perform tasks of physical endurance and dexterity as required.
- Individual must be able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds, using consistent use of proper body mechanics.
- All duties require pushing, pulling lifting, bending and standing.
- Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time.
- Exposure to biohazards and handling of bodily fluids.
YNHHS Requisition ID: 183488
