Anesthesia Tech

Mass General Brigham•Jamaica Plain, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Anesthesia Technician assists anesthesiologists and CRNAs in delivering perioperative care and supporting patient safety and efficient care. The role works with the anesthesia and surgical teams to prepare patients and equipment, support procedures, and facilitate patient transfers. It also maintains anesthesia supplies and equipment, follows infection-control and sterilization requirements, and participates in operating room and anesthesia quality assurance activities. The position requires patient care and is onsite at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc. The schedule is 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, for 40 scheduled hours per week.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 6 months of hospital experience.
Ability to check anesthesia equipment for proper working condition.
Ability to maintain anesthesia cart supply levels and keep anesthesia equipment and work areas clean according to infection-control policy.

Nice To Haves

Previous Anesthesia Technician experience.

Responsibilities

Assist the anesthesia team in perioperative patient care and collaborate with team members to promote safe and efficient care.
Participate in transferring patients between a stretcher or bed and other care locations.
Attach vital-sign and other monitoring devices to patients.
Collaborate with the surgical team to position patients for special procedures, including spinal, epidural, sitting, and prone procedures.
Under the direction and supervision of an anesthetist or anesthesiologist, prepare and hold equipment during intubation and apply cricoid pressure to the trachea.
Support safe patient transfer from the operating room to the PACU by ensuring transfer oxygen and an Ambu bag are immediately available postoperatively.
Perform related duties promptly and courteously, including transporting blood samples for blood gas testing.
Maintain appropriate anesthesia equipment and pharmaceutical supply levels wherever anesthesia and related procedures are performed.
Coordinate anesthesia team requests by collecting items needed for surgical procedures.
Maintain par levels of gas tanks for anesthesia machines.
Keep anesthesia equipment and monitoring units in working condition and communicate with biomedical staff or equipment service representatives as needed.
Complete equipment repairs within 24 hours to support patient safety and scheduled procedures.
Monitor and appropriately document daily anesthesia equipment safety checks to meet hospital, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.
Assist the Nurse Manager by completing purchase requisitions when supply par levels are affected.
Keep equipment and instrumentation clean and organized according to hospital infection-management policy, including cleaning anesthesia carts and machines.
Maintain special instruments and equipment, including fiberoptic bronchoscopes, end-tidal CO2 monitors, and humidifiers.
Operate STERIS machines and sterilizers according to operational standards.
Participate in special cleaning, equipment removal, and terminal sterilization for equipment exposed to diagnosed contagious diseases.
Participate in operating room and Department of Anesthesia quality assurance activities and collect data as requested by the Chief of Anesthesia or Nurse Manager.
Adhere to all I C.A.R.E. Standards.
Check that anesthesia equipment is in proper working condition and maintain anesthesia cart supply levels and equipment/workroom cleanliness per infection-control policy.