Anesthesia Technician

Job Description

Responsible for the operations and maintenance of the Anesthesia equipment.

Job Responsibility

• Assists Anesthesiologist in setting up equipment for surgical cases.

• Applies blood pressure cuff, EKG electrodes and pulse oximeter.

• Retrieves anesthetic medications for Anesthesiologist and Nurse Anesthetist; along with Nurse Anesthetist maintains inventory control.

• Tests 02 analyzers, changes batteries, replace membrane and electrode solutions.

• Positions patients for regional anesthesia.

• Maintains inventory of anesthesia supplied and pre-stocks anesthesia machines.

• Orders supplies and equipment

• Tests and maintains C02 analyzer.

• Tests and maintains Doppler's.

• Maintains the working condition of the anesthesia machines, monitors, fluid warmers, and medication pumps.

• Changes 02 and N20 tanks on anesthesia machines.

• Maintains scavenging system on anesthesia machines.

• Changes solid breathing circuits on anesthesia machines.

• Attaches tubing to drip solutions

• Reports damaged equipment to engineering department.

• Loads recorder with tracing paper.

• Maintains cleanliness of anesthesia machines, LMA's, laryngoscopes, blades, handles and fiber optic intubating scopes.

• Maintains specialty anesthesia supply carts such as the peds and difficult intubation carts.These carts are to be orderly and stocked.

• Performs related duties as required.

• ADA Essential Functions

Physical Demands:

• Work requires constant standing, walking, stooping, stretching, bending, pulling, pushing, turning and sitting occasionally.

• Manual dexterity in order to handle instruments and equipment

• Must be able to verbally communicate with patients, families and other staff members constantly

• Required to lift position or transfer a patient with assistance

• Lifting objects weighing from ten (10) to fifty (50) lbs

• Ability to run for codes and emergencies frequently

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

• Prior experience cleaning and maintaining anesthesia equipment and fiber-optic intubating bronchoscope experience, required.OR

• Certification in OR Tech, OR Instrumentation tech or Anesthesia Tech, required.

• Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).