Northwestern Medicine · 7 hours ago
Anesthesia Tech Certified - Casual PRN Variable shifts
Huntley, IL
Part-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry dedicated to providing exceptional patient care. The Anesthesia Technician role involves providing perioperative technical and clinical support to the anesthesia team, assisting with patient care, and managing anesthesia-related equipment and supplies.
Emergency MedicineHealth CareHospitalMedicalNutritionRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Provides perioperative technical and clinical support to members of the anesthesia team in relation to all anesthesia procedures
Works as a member of the surgical team, providing patient care under the direct supervision of a licensed anesthesia provider
Clinical responsibilities include but are not limited to point of care glucose and blood gas testing including blood draws from patient lines, clinical and technical support for all emergent situations, assists with patient transfer, positioning, and non-invasive monitoring
Understands, sets up and assists with emergency, difficult and awake fiberoptic intubations
Prepares patient and assists provider with invasive line placement and monitoring--preps patient and prepares sterile field as well as all equipment/supplies for arterial lines, central venous lines, additional peripheral vascular lines, cardiac catheters, femoral lines, unilateral ventilation and TEE probe management
Prepares, disinfects, and troubleshoots all anesthesia-related equipment, including movement of equipment and supplies to support room turn-over and readiness
Maintains appropriate inventory levels of supplies and equipment related to anesthesia care
Provides clinical and technical support to anesthesia staff wherever needed in the institution--ICUs, IR, MRI, GI, CT, EP, ED
Serves as a resource for anesthesia to staff in other departments
Attends in-services for continuing education/maintenance of competency
Orients new staff to the Anesthesia Technician role
Understands care needs of age specific populations: neonate to 10 years old through geriatrics 64 years and older
Anesthesia Technician positions rotate to meet the needs of the department and hospital, willingness for flexibility and on call coverage is essential
Qualification
Required
Basic Life Support
ASATT Certified Anesthesia Technician
If candidate does not have certification, candidate must have 3-5 years of recent Anesthesia Tech experience and commit to enroll in an Applied Science Anesthesia Technology Degree Program within 1 year of hire and obtain certification within 3 months of program completion
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (66)
2023 (70)
2022 (78)
2021 (35)
2020 (39)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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