Anesthesia Tech

Company Overview

Shriners Children's is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact.

We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for an Anesthesia Tech to join our team.

Job Overview

Shriners Children's Philadelphia has an opportunity for a full-time Anesthesia Tech to join our team. This position is Monday - Friday, no weekends/holidays.

Responsibilities

The Anesthesia Technician is an integral member of the anesthesia patient care team. Assists the licensed anesthesia providers in various settings.

Performs duties under the direct supervision of a licensed anesthesia provider and / or Registered Nurse (RN). Provides support for routine surgical cases by assisting in the preparation and maintenance of patient equipment and anesthesia delivery systems before, during and after anesthesia. Performs first level maintenance on anesthesia equipment. Cleans, sterilizes, disinfects, stocks, orders and maintains the routine anesthesia equipment and supplies.

Transports patients as necessary. Assists room turnover and additional cleaning duties as needed.

• Preoperatively prepares the anesthesia work station to ensure that all anesthesia carts are standardized according to the direction from the Chief of Anesthesia and are fully stocked at all times.

• Intra-operatively maintains the functions and cleanliness of the anesthesia work station and assists the anesthesiologists with procedures and technical support

• Maintains a neat, orderly, clean, efficient well organized anesthesia workroom that is sufficiently stocked at all times.

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job's responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Experience

Minimally one year related work experience required.

Certification

Certification highly preferred/desired.

BLS required

Shriners Children's is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace.

Shriners Children's values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

In accordance with local and system policies, all SHC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to be eligible for hire.