Allied Health - Anesthesia Tech

Profession: Anesthesia Technician

Specialty: Anesthesia Technician

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Evening

Hours per Shift: 8 hours

Experience: One year Anesthesia Technician experience in an operating room in an acute care hospital setting preferred or one year in a critical care or stepdown unit as a certified nursing assistant.

License: Anesthesia Technician Certification required.

Certifications: Current BLS Certification required.

Must-Have: High school graduate or equivalent required. Graduate of anesthesia technology program.

Description:

The Anesthesia Technician assists the anesthesia team prior to, during, and following patient procedures in various operating rooms.

Individuals in this position are proficient in the maintenance and restocking of anesthesia supplies and equipment in the operating room.

When available, they respond to emergency codes with anesthesia support.

The Anesthesia Technician checks and supplies anesthesia carts and machines.

They check and replace anesthesia gas tanks.

The role involves disassembling used anesthesia equipment, disinfecting machines and supply carts, and replacing used products.

They supply transducers for invasive hemodynamic monitoring.

This position has significant patient contact while assisting in transport and procedures.

The technician works collaboratively with anesthesia and nursing staff and other resources.

They assist with the preparation of anesthesia supplies both preoperatively and postoperatively by cleaning, maintaining, ordering, and inventorying anesthesia supplies.

Job Responsibilities:

Participates as the primary assistant to anesthesia for procedures in the operating room, including endoscopy, labor and delivery, and postoperative care.

Ensures anesthesia carts are supplied and machines are ready prior to the beginning of the surgery schedule and between procedures.

Checks and replaces anesthesia gas tanks as needed.

Retrieves special anesthesia supplies requested by the person administering the anesthetic before and during surgery.

Assists in the preparation of complex equipment and supplies for hemodynamic monitoring.

Ensures that 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, and oxygen cylinders.

May assist in positioning patients for procedures.

Assures that equipment for delivering salvaged and banked blood products is readily available when needed.

Assists in positioning the patient for spinal anesthesia.

Assists in dressing and securing IVs and arterial lines.

Assists anesthesia during intubating and extubating procedures as directed.

Restocks all used supplies as needed during surgery.

Disposes of contaminated materials and disinfects equipment following operational policies and procedures concerning biohazardous waste.

Makes frequent rounds in the operating room and outside locations following each procedure.

Cleans anesthesia equipment in the operating room and outside locations following each procedure.

Cleans, maintains, and packages used anesthesia materials and equipment.

Inventories and orders anesthesia supplies.

Runs errands as requested to facilitate the preparation and conduct of anesthesia.

Performs additional duties as requested by team members.

Troubleshoots broken equipment and notifies senior staff if necessary.

Other Duties:

Assists anesthesia during emergencies and code procedures as instructed.

Assists with required standards for quarterly maintenance of anesthesia equipment as directed.

Maintains IV solution and supplies per established levels in all procedure areas.

Disinfects and maintains all…