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Swedish Health Services Anesthesia Technologist in Seattle, Washington
Description:
$5000 Signing bonus Relocation Assistance Available! (external candidates only)
Swedish Medical Center is looking for a Perioperative Support Technologist II (1.0 FTE, Evening Shift) to work in the Anesthesia Department at Swedish First Hill in Seattle, Washington.
This position is responsible for assisting the Anesthesiologist in all departments and with all anesthesia procedures, including expediting patient flow through the perioperative area, maintaining patient safety, developing and maintaining external (patient, surgeon) and internal (Anesthesiologist, staff) customer satisfaction. Responsible for set up, operation and some maintenance of specialized equipment, including life support.
In this position you will:
Arranges and prioritizes work assignments and schedule. Performs other planning tasks
Assists with patient flow in perioperative area including transporting patients in and out of the surgical suite, maintaining accountability for specific patients and surgical suites, and assisting other Technicians in providing service to patients
Preps patient for insertion of invasive lines. Sets up necessary procedure carts with aseptic technique. Sets up, calibrates and verifies function of anesthesia machines, invasive/non-invasive blood pressure monitors, ETCO2 and SPO2 monitors, autotransfusion equipment, etc.
Assists Anesthesiologists with procedures such as radial or femoral arterial lines, central lines, swan-ganz catheters and temporary pacer insertions
Initiates monitoring of patients by attaching EKG electrodes connecting invasive/non-invasive blood pressure monitoring, as well as pulse oximetry and ETCO2
Qualifications:
Required qualifications for this position include:
High School Diploma or GED
Secondary education in a medical or science based discipline
Successful completion of the Swedish Medical Center Anesthesia Tech Training program within the first 90 days in position
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers required at time of hire from American Heart Association (AHA) or Military Training Network (MTN)
Washington State Medical Assistant Phlebotomist certification acquired within 90 days of employment
ACLS/PALS required within 6 months of employment
Preferred qualifications for this position include:
Graduate of an accredited program i.e. EMT, Paramedic, RT, or Anesthesia Technology (AT) program
ACLS, EMT, Paramedic, RT, Medical, prior HCA licensing
Anesthesia Tech certification through ASATT
PBMT certification
One (1) year experience working in a similar capacity in an Anesthesia Department in a tertiary healthcare facility
About the First Hill Campus
The 697-bed tertiary-care center on the Swedish/First Hill campus is the flagship of the Swedish health-care system. Swedish/First Hill has one of the most active and advanced birthing programs in Washington state and houses a Level III neonatal intensive-care unit. More surgeries are performed each year at Swedish/First Hill than at any other facility in the region; volumes include more total joint replacements than any other medical center in the state.
We offer a full comprehensive range of benefits — see our website for details
https://caregiver.ehr.com
Our Mission
Our Mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person we serve.
Our Vision is Health for a Better World.
About Us
Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Seattle area. It is comprised of five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); emergency rooms and specialty center in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Swedish Medical Group, a network of more than 128 primary care and specialty care locations throughout the greater Puget Sound area. Swedish employs nearly 13,000 caregivers (all employees), including nearly 1,400 providers. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're committed to caring for the people in our region and beyond. Swedish is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Swedish does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Evening
Job Category: Anesthesia Techs
Location: Washington-Seattle
Work Locations: First Hill Main Bldg (WA145) 747 Broadway Seattle, 98122
Req ID: 285850
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