Req #: 241953 Department: SCHOOL OF MEDICINE:ANESTHESIOLOGY & PAIN MEDICINE Appointing Department Web Address: https://anesthesiology.uw.edu/ Job Location Detail: Hybrid/ Telework: occasionally telework is possible Posting Date: 02/11/2025 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $3992 - $4100per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701\_a11y.pdf) _02/11/2025:_ **_Please note that this position has been re-posted. If you have already submitted your application, you need not submit it again, as it has already been received._** As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. **_The Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine_** **has an outstanding opportunity for a** **_Temporary_** **Research Scientist/Engineer Assistant** **(NE S UAW RSE) to join their team.** Medical equipment alarms suffer from poor design, producing “alarm fatigue” and jeopardizing patient safety. Commercial transport aircraft have undergone decades of refinement, resulting in highly optimized centralized alarm systems designed to direct pilots' attention to problems that require immediate attention while minimizing distraction. We are applying this knowledge to the creation of a prototype centralized anesthesia alarm system, incorporating data from diverse anesthesia machines and patient monitors The Gavia lab in the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine builds hardware and software to improve perioperative care and safety. Medical equipment alarms suffer from poor design, producing “alarm fatigue” and jeopardizing patient safety. Commercial transport aircraft have undergone decades of refinement, resulting in highly optimized centralized alarm systems designed to direct pilots' attention to problems that require immediate attention while minimizing distraction. The research project aims to apply this knowledge to the creation of a prototype centralized anesthesia alarm system, incorporating data from diverse anesthesia machines and patient monitors, to reduce the cacophony of noisy equipment that beeps in different and unhelpful ways in the operating room. The Research Scientist/Engineer (RSE) Assistant position is fixed term and **will be funded to work on this project for 12 months** . The RSE Assistant will join the Gavia lab which consists of Drs. T. Andrew Bowdle, Srdjan Jelacic, and Kelly Michaelsen and 3 research study assistants. This would be an outstanding opportunity for a biomedical or electrical engineering recent grad (or soon-to-be), especially for someone who is considering graduate school or medical school but is looking for experience to determine which pathway to take. All you need is a bachelor's degree in biomedical or electrical engineering, or any engineering-related field, and some relevant work experience, which can include a student job or internship. The RSE Assistant would be a co-author on resulting publications and may have opportunities to present results at conferences. **DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** Research and prototype centralized anesthesia alarm system = 33% The type of research, knowledge, and skills are above. This RSE Assistant will perform the following duties in the context of the research goals: · The RSE Assistant will be responsible (under close supervision) for building a hardware system that includes lights, sound, and a display screen. · Integrate existing device output streams (such as the anesthesia machine and patient monitors) to a central location. Integration, analysis, and testing = 67% · Integration and analysis of physiologic patient data (heart rate, blood pressure, etc) in creating specific and adjustable alarm outputs (sounds and lights and feedback on the display screen). · Assist in defining various alarm states with corresponding lights and sounds. · Ensure the hardware system will accurately display alarms relating to the status of a patient in the operating room. · Extensive testing of the hardware system to ensure appropriate performance in a range of scenarios. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** · Bachelor's degree in biomedical or electrical engineering, or any engineering-related field. · Less than one year of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of education and experience. **_Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration._** **ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS** · Familiarity with electrical systems and software designs. · Ability to work with a team of clinicians and engineers. · Flexibility, curiosity, and motivation to succeed. **DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS** · Programming experience in MATLAB, LabVIEW, and/or Python. **Application Process:** The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter, and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. **_Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed._** University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.