Anesthesia Technician

• Provide critical support in the safe and efficient administration of anesthesia
• Prepare and maintain anesthesia equipment, supplies, and medications before, during, and after cases
• Perform complex procedures under direction (e.g., setting up and assisting with line placement, intubation, extubation)
• Manage supply inventory, room turnover, and patient positioning/transport
• Assist in the acquisition, preparation, calibration and verification of equipment functionality
• Maintain department equipment by evaluating performance and inspecting for defects
• Set up, calibrate and verify function of anesthesia machines, invasive/non-invasive hemodynamic monitors, emergency airway equipment and other department equipment
• Prepare anesthetic and monitoring equipment and accessories
• Disassemble and decontaminate equipment after use
• Troubleshoot malfunctioning anesthesia equipment
• Perform hand hygiene and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Under direction, assist with patient care, and invasive/non-invasive patient procedures, using aseptic or sterile technique
• Anticipate and proactively plan for the licensed anesthesia provider’s equipment and supply needs
• Prepare for the licensed anesthesia provider’s sterile procedures, including instrument set-up, clean up and turnover
• Perform anesthetic monitoring to help access the patients’ condition while under anesthesia
• Connect and operate invasive hemodynamic monitoring equipment under the direction of the licensed anesthesia provider
• Assist anesthesia providers with physiological monitoring of patients
• Notify anesthesia provider(s) and/or RN of abnormal changes
• Assist licensed anesthesia providers in airway management techniques
• Assist with transports of invasively-monitored patients
• Stock anesthesia supplies in all anesthetizing locations
• Follow the guidelines of regulatory bodies for the Environment of Care
• Maintain sterile supplies within the expiration date
• Inventory, order and maintain departmental supply stock
• Maintain current awareness of the location of applicable supplies
• Access safety data sheets (SDS) of hazardous materials
• Perform some point-of-contact clinical laboratory services
• Collect and process patient laboratory tests and results
• Print out hemo-dynamic data collection
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and competence

• Graduation from an accredited Anesthesia Technology program or Two years of recent related work experience as an Anesthesia Technician or other health care provider (e.g. LPN, EMT, etc.) that would demonstrate possession of the requisite job knowledge/abilities
• Basic Life Support - CPR

Certified Anesthesia Technician

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans
• Life insurance
• Paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings