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SalaryJob Details
- Requisition #:
- 3245
- Location:
- Johns Hopkins Intrastaff,
Baltimore,
MD 21201 - Category:
- Allied Health/Clinical Professional
Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service. Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization. Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.
Under the direction of the Anesthesia Manager and Lead Anesthesia Technician assists staff Anesthesiologists in performing the most technical of anesthesia preparations for procedures in all anesthetizing location. Uses knowledge of sterile technique to assist with central line and pulmonary artery catheter placement. Performs all duties of an Anesthesia Technician.
Weekdays M-F Days and Nights
Requirements
Under the direction of the Anesthesia Manager and Lead Anesthesia Technician assists staff Anesthesiologist in performing a variety of anesthesia preparations and procedures in the Operating Room setting and in remote anesthetizing locations. Supports the anesthesia team by preparing, maintaining, and cleaning equipment used within an anesthetic course. Troubleshoots anesthesia equipment failures. Taking into consideration the age and development needs of each patient, sets up equipment, monitoring, and rapid blood delivery devices, for intra-operative use. Transports blood samples for laboratory analysis. Readies anesthetizing location and anesthesia equipment for subsequent use at the end of each case.
Qualifications
- ASATT certification preferred, CPR required.
- High school diploma/GED and successful completion of an anesthesia tech program.
- CPR/BLS
- Two years of related work experience may be substituted for the anesthesia tech program. Knowledge of medical terminology typically acquired through a college level anatomy and physiology course. Experience/knowledge of patient care procedures as related to anesthesia, electrocardiograms, airway support devices, peripheral line access devices, and pressure waveforms; operational knowledge of physiologic monitoring devices and techniques.
Johns HopkinsHealth Systemand its affiliatesare an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
