Anesthesia Tech

Surgery Partners•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

The Anesthesia Tech assists the anesthesia department by cleaning and maintaining equipment, stocking supplies, monitoring equipment quality control and operation, transporting patients to and from the operating room, handling routine patient-care tasks, and organizing equipment. The role also supports operating-room cleaning and turnover and maintains anesthesia medications, supplies, and equipment according to usage, PAR levels, and maintenance schedules. The position involves frequent communication with patients, visitors, and care providers, as well as reading labels and information, handling delicate equipment, documenting information, transferring and transporting patients, and moving supplies and equipment. The role may require standing for extended periods while wearing personal protective equipment and working in busy rooms with equipment and cords.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
Ability to see and read information, labels, and colors and to assess patient needs and identify equipment and supplies.
Ability to communicate verbally and hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergencies.
Manual dexterity to handle complex and delicate equipment and instruments precisely, and to use computers and type for documentation and information access.
Ability to lift and transfer patients and to bend, retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment, including heavy items.
Ability to walk and assist with patient transportation and ambulation, and to push and pull gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.
Ability to navigate crowded, busy rooms with equipment and cords on the floor.
Ability to stand in a stationary position for extended periods, potentially while wearing personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Clean and maintain anesthesia equipment and monitor its quality control and operation; report equipment needing repair and remove unsafe equipment.
Stock supply carts and maintain inventory of anesthesia supplies.
Maintain anesthesia medications, supplies, and equipment according to usage, PAR levels, and maintenance schedules.
Transport patients to and from the operating room and other areas using beds, wheelchairs, or wheeled stretchers; assist with patient transfers and ambulation.
Perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by nursing and medical staff.
Clean rooms, corridors, equipment, and utility and storage rooms, and maintain a clean, orderly, and well-stocked environment.
Assist with cleaning and preparing operating rooms between surgeries and with operating-room turnover.
Collect and transport hazardous waste in designated containers when needed.
Transport specimens for laboratory processing.
Collect or distribute clean and soiled linen.
Disinfect and sterilize equipment and supplies when needed.
Follow safety standards and attend safety education sessions.