Anesthesia Tech II – Overnight

Anesthesia Tech II – Overnight

Requirements

• Associate’s degree from an accredited program in Anesthesiology Technology or a suitable combination of education and experience
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certification

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance to Anesthesiologists/CRNA’s during patient induction, maintenance and emergence from anesthesia.
• Assists the Anesthesiologists/CRNA’s with the placement of regional anesthetics and invasive monitoring devices.
• Maintains equipment and supplies necessary to provide quality and cost effective anesthesia care to all patients.
• Applies principals of infection control and safety, including proper handling, cleaning and sterilizing and/or disposal of equipment/supplies used in regular and contaminated cases.
• Sets up sterile equipment such as intravenous, central venous, arterial and pulmonary artery catheters using sterile technique.
• Sets up, operates, and disassembles cell saver equipment and rapid infuser devices as assigned.
• Performs standard procedural checks on equipment; reports malfunctioning equipment to supervisor. Ensures sterility and cleanliness of specialized equipment including TEE’s, fiberoptic scopes and LMA’s.
• Ensures workroom areas are clean and orderly before, during and after each shift.
• Ensures that equipment, supplies and medication are available at each operating room location.
• Recommends changes in supplies and equipment through the Anesthesia Department. Assists with preventive maintenance programs and maintenance of records.
• Assists with procuring and returning monitoring equipment used during the transport of patients from the operating room to ICU’s or other locations.
• Is competent to care for patients based upon the age groups treated.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two to three years experience, as an anesthesia technician
• Certification by the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT)