Anesthesia Technician

Overview:

Accountable to provide and perform preparation and post procedure clean-up duties in anesthetizing locations throughout the hospital. Provides support services for nurse anesthetists to care for neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.

Talent Pool: Allied Health

Responsibilities:

Demonstrates knowledge of all anesthesia equipment; including anesthesia delivery machines and physiologic monitors. Maintains all equipment to ensure operational readiness. Effectively trouble shoots equipment issues. Effectively cleans anesthesia equipment in compliance with Infection Control policies.

Facilitates patient throughput with efficient OR turnover of anesthesia supplies and equipment between surgical procedures, and OR decontamination in compliance with Infection Control policies.

Maintains inventory control of anesthesia-related pharmaceuticals, supplies, and equipment. Stocking Anesthesia Workroom, Operating Rooms, as well as specialty carts, in accordance with acceptable standards and safe practice.

Provides technical support to Anesthesia Professional staff- physician and nursing through; Preparation of invasive lines using aseptic technique, Technical assistance with the insertion of invasive monitoring. Technical assistance with emergency airway procedures. Emergency procedure set-up; including open heart and trauma. Transport assistance for critical patients.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION:

High School Diploma or equivalent, Required

EXPERIENCE:

1 year of patient/heatlh experience, Required

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY/LISTING:

REQUIRED

BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider

PREFERRED

Preferred: American Society of Anesthesia Technologist and Technicians ASATT

Permanent