Anesthesia Technician II, 40hrs/wk
About The Position
Under general supervision of an anesthesia provider, the Anesthesia Technologist Manager, or a designee, the Anesthesia Technician II supports safe anesthesia care throughout hospital anesthetizing locations. The role maintains, services, sets up, tests, and troubleshoots anesthesia equipment and provides technical assistance to anesthesia staff. The technician also learns departmental supervisory responsibilities by observing the manager or designee. Required skills must be maintained and competencies validated annually. The role participates in call and meets departmental and hospital policy, behavioral, and educational requirements. The technician prepares anesthetizing locations and equipment according to case type and patient age, including operating rooms and other hospital procedural areas. Duties include preparing anesthesia machines, breathing circuits, monitoring systems, IV solutions and infusions, transducers, airway equipment, and rapid infusers; performing equipment tests, calibration, cleaning, and first-level repairs; and troubleshooting equipment during use. The position assists anesthesia providers with patient preparation, airway management, invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring, patient transport, and other aspects of care before, during, and immediately after anesthesia. Additional responsibilities include processing autologous blood products for reinfusion, drawing blood for laboratory analysis in cardiac and hepatic cases, preparing anesthesia machines for malignant hyperthermia cases, and processing transesophageal echocardiography probes according to high-level disinfection requirements. The technician participates in after-hours, weekend, and holiday call coverage, quality improvement activities, and mandatory education, and is expected to comply with organizational policies and customer service standards. The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent education and experience, and six months to one year of Anesthesia Technologist experience. No licensure or certification is required. The stated base hourly pay range is $23.10–$34.33. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires staff to be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent education and experience.
- Six months to one year of Anesthesia Technologist experience.
- Maintain required skill sets and complete yearly competency validation.
- Participate fully in call rotation, including after-hours, weekends, and holidays.
- Comply with departmental and hospital policies, behavioral expectations, and mandatory education requirements.
- Staff must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.
Responsibilities
- Set up anesthetizing locations and deliver, prepare, and test equipment and supplies based on case type and patient age.
- Prepare anesthesia machines, breathing circuits, hoses, bronchoscopes, IV solutions, transducers, medical pump tubing, and cardiac monitoring equipment.
- Perform leak testing, calibration, sensor replacement, equipment cleaning, and troubleshooting; conduct performance tests and first-level repairs.
- Prepare and calibrate blood pressure transducers and hemodynamic monitoring systems; enter patient data and perform cardiac output injectate processes as required.
- Assist anesthesia staff with setup and initialization of arterial lines, central venous catheters, pulmonary artery catheters, and TEE equipment, using sterile and aseptic technique as appropriate.
- Assist anesthesia providers with patient transfers, monitoring, positioning, intubation, airway management, and transport monitoring of critically ill patients.
- Test, set up, and process autologous blood products for reinfusion; label and report relevant volumes and estimated blood loss to the anesthesiologist.
- Set up and prime rapid infuser systems while maintaining aseptic technique.
- Draw blood from lines for laboratory analysis in cardiac and hepatic cases, following protocols and sterile technique.
- Prepare anesthesia machines for malignant hyperthermia cases, including installing filters, replacing absorbent, removing vaporizers, and running the ventilator as recommended.
- Maintain competency in high-level disinfection and process transesophageal echocardiography probes in accordance with applicable regulations and quality controls.
- Participate in the call rotation to provide after-hours, weekend, and holiday technical support for anesthesia services.
- Comply with organizational policies, behavioral expectations, customer service standards, and educational requirements; participate in quality improvement activities and mandatory education.
- Learn supervisory responsibilities by observing the Anesthesia Tech Manager or designee.
- Perform other duties as needed or directed to meet departmental needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
