Anesthesia Technician II

Hartford HealthCare•Hartford, CT

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Hartford HealthCare is a comprehensive healthcare network in Connecticut, with over 40,000 colleagues. Hartford Hospital, one of its largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England, is a Level 1 Trauma Center providing cutting-edge treatment, including the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI). The Anesthesia Technician II coordinates and manages activities related to the anesthesia department. This role involves maintaining anesthesia machines and equipment, setting up operating rooms with required anesthesia and physiologic monitoring equipment for surgical and obstetric suites, and removing, cleaning, and restocking equipment and supplies after procedures. The position also provides assistance to central supply as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma required
CPR Certification
Employee must be able to cover all specialty areas where anesthesia is administered
Must exhibit excellent communication skills, understanding by responding appropriately to emergencies
Critical creative thinking, planning, problem solving, and decision making are all responsibilities in this position
Prioritizing responsibilities throughout the shift

Nice To Haves

Operating Room experience would be helpful to this position, such as a clinical technician, PCA, CNA, Pharmacy Tech, or any related field.

Responsibilities

Assists with turnover changing and wiping down anesthesia machine and cart also any equipment that might be in the room. This includes anesthesia circuit, suction tubing, and EKG leads.
Troubleshoots anesthesia equipment
Set up any special equipment that might be needed for the case
Performing the leak test on the anesthesia machine
Assist with setting up the Belmont, and or Level One rapid infuser
Provide support to the Anesthesia provider during emergency trauma cases, or called upon as needed