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

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