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Associate Anesthesia Tech - Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt Health

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Posted:

January 12, 2021

Location:

Nashville, Tennessee

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Salary:

Open

Discipline:

Allied Health

Description

$2,000 Sign-On Bonus (*See eligibility below).

Your Role:

Prepares the Operating Rooms with equipment and supplies to support the daily workload with occasional guidance; assists

anesthetists and anesthesiologists, patients and co-workers; tracks and maintains equipment, specialty carts, trays and

inventory and participates in the advancement training program.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Conducts FDA anesthesia machine check.
Prepares general, MAC, or regional cases.
Consults operating room schedule to determine equipment needs for procedures and prepares operating room for
indicated procedure to include setting up and calibrating monitoring equipment.
Assists licensed anesthesia care provider in clinical settings outside the operating rooms, included but not limited to:
interventional and or/diagnostic radiology, Cath Lab, endoscopy, ambulatory surgery suites, and any other areas as
needed.
Functions as a first line of defense in troubleshooting situations involving machines, monitors, and equipment relative to
Anesthesia.
Assists Anesthesia Provider during Invasive line placement - arterial, central, PA (knowledge of how to calibrate and
troubleshoot).
Maintains inventory of emergency carts - trauma and airway.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements:

High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent experience) (Required)
Current enrollment in an approved and accredited American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT) program and completion of 325 clinical hours as verified by transcripts, or Associate's degree from an approved and accredited ASATT program. (Required)
Completion of the ASATT National Certification Exam within 6 months of hire

Department/Unit Summary:

The Vanderbilt Department of Anesthesiology embraces the anesthesia care team approach to patient care, involving anesthesiologists and residents, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) and anesthesia technicians. The more than 115 CRNAs at Vanderbilt provide anesthesia for all types of surgical procedures, including cardiac, pediatrics, vascular, trauma, neurosurgery, plastics, radiologic, and special procedures. CRNAs administer general, regional and monitored anesthesia care for scheduled and emergency surgical, obstetric, and diagnostic procedures.

Position Shift:

FT Variable Shifts Available

View how Vanderbilt Health employees celebrated the difference they make every day:

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

Achieve the Remarkable:

Learn more about VUMC Nursing:

Nursing Careers : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/index.html
Benefits : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/benefits.html
Our Nursing Philosophy : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/philosophy.html
Our Nursing Leadership : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/leadership.html
Shared Governance : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/shared-governance.html
Education & Professional Development : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/professional-development.html
Life In Nashville : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/nashville.html
VUMC Nursing: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=vanderbilt-nursing

Sign-On Bonus Eligibility Requirements:

The sign on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past two years.
The Associate Anesthesia Technician must have and maintain the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT) National Certification Exam within 180 days of your hire date. Upon successfully obtaining the ASATT certification, you will transition into a Certified Anesthesia Tech role within the organization. If you do not achieve your ASATT certification, you may apply for and secure another position, for which you are fully qualified or your employment will end.

Internal Number: 2003820

About Vanderbilt Health

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is home to Vanderbilt University Hospital, The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. These hospitals experienced more than 61,000 inpatient admissions during fiscal year 2015. Vanderbilt’s adult and pediatric clinics treated nearly 2 million patients during this same period. Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are recognized again this year by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals as among the nation’s best with 18 nationally ranked specialties. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is world renowned because of the innovation, work ethic and collegiality of its employees. From our health care advances to our compassionate care, Vanderbilt owes its accomplishments and reputation to staff and faculty who bring skill and drive and innovation to the medical center day after day. World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.As t...he largest employer in middle Tennessee, we welcome those who are interested in ongoing development in a caring, culturally sensitive and professional atmosphere. Most of us spend so much of our lives at work, we want to be part of maintaining a workplace in which people support one another and encourage reaching for excellence. Many high-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt because of the professional growth they experience and because of their appreciation of Vanderbilt’s benefits, public events and discussions, athletic opportunities, beautiful setting and, above all, sense of community and purpose.Vanderbilt and its employees share a set of mutual expectations that have been created with productivity, legality, fairness and safety always in mind. We believe that our investment in training and compensating employees multiplies in value when we enable individuals to deliver their best performance for the benefit of us all.

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