Anesthesia Technician

Banner Health • South Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

As a Specialty Tech in the Operating room, you will work with a team of Doctors, Nurses and techs to help the patients of the Tucson area. You will have the opportunity to learn from the ground up in a large level 1 trauma surgical department. This is the just the beginning of your career in periop services! Shift Details: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 0700-1530 and Monday 0600-1430. Enjoy a flat rate of $5/hr for call, $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18% night shift differential, when applicable. Initial orientation will occur on morning and mid shift. Details will be discussed during the interview. POSITION SUMMARY This position is responsible for the care and maintenance of anesthesia supplies and equipment. Assists with invasive line preparation, placement, and monitoring. Maintains supply inventory for workroom and anesthesia carts.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Current BLS certification is required.
• Must have 1 to 2 years of related healthcare experience and current BLS certification.
• Employees hired after 1/1/2024 must complete the anesthesia technician academy within 6 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains anesthesia equipment. Cleans, calibrates, and replaces soda lime. Monitors equipment for malfunctions, performs light maintenance or arranges for repairs. Performs safety checks on anesthesia equipment. Maintains clean and safe work environment; discards soiled linen and trash. May complete room setup, assemble equipment, and prepare procedure carts.
• Maintains adequate inventory of anesthesia supplies and surgical supplies. Stocks and marks anesthesia carts. Stocks operating rooms and storage rooms/ carts. Assists with case turnover.
• Assists with preparing equipment such as ventilators, suction, airway equipment, and fluid/body warmers. Assembles transducers, invasive lines, rapid fluid infusers, and specialty trays.
• Assists anesthesia personnel with setup and insertion of invasive monitoring lines, catheters, temporary pacemakers and hemodynamic monitoring including cardiac outputs.
• Assists with transporting and positioning patients. May transport specimens. May transport pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care unit to ensure equipment safety.
• Maintains adequate levels of anesthesia medications, restocks drug drawers, monitors drug charges, and communicates variances to medical and nursing personnel. Monitors drug expirations and opened vial for outdates. Handles anesthesia agents and cylinder gases.
• May provide business support to the department including performing administrative tasks.
• Incumbents in the position anticipate the needs of patients and anesthesia staff based on scheduled procedures, patient age and condition and are often required to listen and communicate detailed issues. Responsibilities are typically within the department but may require assisting in other areas which administer anesthesia. Internal customers are patients, anesthesiologists, nursing staff, biomedical equipment staff, and materials management staff. External customers may include practicing physicians, equipment and supply vendors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED