Anesthesia Assistant

Tenet Healthcare • Commerce Charter Township, MI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital is committed to providing exceptional patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with advanced technology and be part of a healthcare community dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of our patients.

Under direct supervision, maintains cleanliness of anesthesia equipment and general work area. Maintains anesthesia supplies at prescribed levels. Assists in the maintenance and minor repair of anesthesia equipment. Assists departmental personnel to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies requirements. Retrieves equipment. Distributes correspondence and other related materials to assigned locations.

Removes and discards disposable anesthesia accessories after each surgical procedure. Restocks disposables; prepares anesthesia machines with standard supplies prior to next case and at the end of the shift. Assists in and retrieves departmental equipment from other areas in the hospital. Collaborates with biomedical technical personnel and assists in performing minor repairs of anesthesia equipment. Disassembles, cleans, and reassembles anesthesia machines, carts, and other reusable equipment on a regular basis. Maintains logs as needed.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write and understand English.
• One to three months on-the-job training.
• Analytical ability to gather and interpret data, to identify discrepancies, problems, or issues; to obtain advice when precedents are unclear or unavailable and to maintain compliance with service policies and procedures.
• Communication and/or interpersonal skills for routine contacts with internal and some external customers/stakeholders to discuss primarily factual information. Some discretion and conflict resolution skills are exercised, primarily with people within the unit/function. Courtesy and listening skills are required. The ability to read and comprehend procedures and technical literature in specific functional area is necessary.
• Physical ability to stand and/or walk majority of the time; push and/or pull up to 100 pounds; lift to 50 pounds and stoop as required.
• Requires physical and mechanical ability to clean and perform minor repairs on anesthesia equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains cleanliness of anesthesia equipment and general work area.
• Maintains anesthesia supplies at prescribed levels.
• Assists in the maintenance and minor repair of anesthesia equipment.
• Assists departmental personnel to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies requirements.
• Retrieves equipment.
• Distributes correspondence and other related materials to assigned locations.
• Removes and discards disposable anesthesia accessories after each surgical procedure.
• Restocks disposables; prepares anesthesia machines with standard supplies prior to next case and at the end of the shift.
• Assists in and retrieves departmental equipment from other areas in the hospital.
• Collaborates with biomedical technical personnel and assists in performing minor repairs of anesthesia equipment.
• Disassembles, cleans, and reassembles anesthesia machines, carts, and other reusable equipment on a regular basis.
• Maintains logs as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed