Anesthesia Technician Main Operating Room Full-Time day shift

4 weeks ago


Boise, Idaho, United States Trinity Health Full time
Employment Type:Full timeShift:Day ShiftDescription:At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.

We are seeking an Anesthesia Tech for our Main Operating Room in Boise This is full-time benefited position working on the day shift (M-F 6:45am-5:15pm).

Why work with us at Saint Alphonsus?
- Insurance benefits in place your first day of work

- Shift differentials for evening/weekend/on call hours

- Generous PTO (you'll earn 200 hrs/5 wks of time off the first year)

- Culture that values employee growth and education

The Anesthesia Tech provides support services throughout medical center under the direct supervision of the anesthesiologist and manager. The Anesthesia Technician assists the anesthesia team prior to, during, and following patient procedures in various Operating rooms across surgical service. Individuals in this position are proficient in the maintenance, packing, and resupplying of the most complex anesthesia supplies and equipment in the operating room, and when available, responds to codes with anesthesia.

The Anesthesia Technician checks and supplies anesthesia carts and machines, checks and replaces anesthesia gas tanks, disassembles used anesthesia equipment, disinfects machines and supply carts, replaces used products and prepares transducers for invasive hemodynamic monitoring. This position has significant patient contact while assisting in transport and procedures. This position works collaboratively with Anesthesia, Nursing staff, and off-site resources. In addition, the incumbent assists with the preparation of anesthesia supplies both preoperatively and post operatively by cleaning, maintaining, packaging, ordering, and inventorying of anesthesia supplies

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support for HealthCare Provider (BLS/HCP) certification required.
  • Prior experience in a Hospital Anesthesia Department preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Organization's Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Child, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric as applicable).
  • Document services and supplies provided to the patients.
  • Cleans and checks instruments and equipment related to anesthesia.
  • Coordinates periodic maintenance with the Clinical Engineering department.
  • Provides direct, high quality service to surgeons, anesthesiologists, and anesthetists, responding promptly and accurately to physician and anesthetist direction.
  • Works collaboratively with other members of the surgery team.
  • Provides high quality customer service.
  • Competency in basic literacy skills including reading, oral and written communication and basic math skills equivalent to high school completion.
  • Basic knowledge of anesthetist procedures, equipment and supplies.
  • Participates as the primary assistant to Anesthesia for procedures in the Operating Room.
  • Prepares anesthesia supplies.
  • Works in secure anesthesia workrooms with limited medication storage, excluding control substances, and handles medications under the supervision of anesthesiologist or anesthetist.

Preoperative:


• Ensure anesthesia carts are supplied and machines are in each room prior to the beginning of the surgery schedule and between procedures. Checks and replaces anesthesia gas tanks as needed.


• Retrieve special anesthesia supplies that are anticipated and/or requested by the person administering the anesthetic before and during surgery.


• Prepares complex equipment and supplies for hemodynamic monitoring. This varies based on location and may include peripheral arterial and pulmonary artery catheter transducers, EKG, pulse oximeter, and nerve simulators.


• Ensures monitoring equipment and supplies are ready.


• Ensures the anesthesia machine is ready for use including troubleshooting and correcting problems. May perform daily anesthesia equipment inspections including suction, electrical plugs, gas connections, oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders.


• May assist in positioning patients for procedures.

Intraoperative:


• Assist in dressing and securing IVs and Arterial lines.


• Assist Anesthesia during intubating and extubating procedures as directed.


• Restock all used supplies as needed during a surgery.


• Dispose of contaminated materials and disinfect equipment in accordance with general operating room P&P concerning biohazardous waste.

Postoperative:


• Clean anesthesia equipment in the Operating Room and outside locations following each procedure.


• Clean, maintain, and package used anesthesia materials and equipment.


• Inventories and orders anesthesia supplies.


• Run errands as requested by anesthesiologists/CRNAs/charge RN/other team members as appropriate to facilitate the preparation and conduct of anesthesia. Perform additional duties as requested by other team members.


• Trouble shoot broken equipment and fix as directed by clinical engineering.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.



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