Anesthesia Technician - Full Time - Days

Best Care•Omaha, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Anesthesia Technician assists anesthesia practitioners and operating room personnel to meet operative and anesthesia care needs. The role performs technical and supportive patient-care tasks, including stocking anesthesia and other supplies, maintaining inventories, cleaning and sterilizing equipment according to infection-control policies, assisting anesthesia practitioners, and keeping the department clean. The technician maintains anesthesia machines, monitors, carts, airway and malignant-hyperthermia supplies, reusable equipment, inventories, and the anesthesia supply room. The position also supports surgical-suite preparation and room turnover, responds to requests during cases, may assist with patients during epidural administration, and provides age-appropriate communication and care. The work schedule is Tuesday through Friday, 4:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education requirements.
Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with hospital personnel, patients, and the public.
Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Word at an equivalent of Level I experience, and ability to learn a materials-management inventory system.
Ability to analyze product and supply literature and manage inventory needs.
Ability to prioritize time and tasks according to patient and Department of Anesthesia needs without prompting.

Nice To Haves

Operating room and/or hospital experience preferred.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain anesthesia machines, including placing clean circuits, checking anesthetic agents and expiration dates, maintaining sodasorb, cleaning machines, and checking equipment and supplies.
Maintain anesthesia monitors and troubleshoot monitoring-equipment problems.
Clean and restock medication carts and ensure supplies are organized, current, and handled in accordance with infection-control policies.
Stock and maintain the difficult-airway cart, identify components of intubating scopes, and troubleshoot scope malfunctions.
Stock and inspect the malignant hyperthermia tote, check expiration dates, return outdated medications to the pharmacy, and ensure the tote is available when needed.
Clean, disinfect, sterilize, inspect, and retrieve reusable equipment according to applicable procedures and infection-control policies.
Maintain inventory levels, rotate stock, identify supplies for ordering, receive and store ordered supplies, and prepare surgical suites for cases.
Maintain the anesthesia supply room, perform minor housekeeping, maintain equipment batteries, and keep the environment clean and uncluttered.
Set up oxygen transport and change oxygen tanks when empty as needed.
Provide age-appropriate care and communicate with adolescent, young adult, middle adult, and geriatric customers about care, health issues, and safety.
Respond to physicians' and CRNAs' requests throughout the day and answer pages in a timely manner.
Clean rooms to support timely turnover between cases.
Assist with patients while a physician administers an epidural, recognizing practice limitations.