Anesthesia Technician

UPMC • Pittsburgh, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Passavant is hiring a full-time Anesthesia Technician to support its Anesthesia Department at the McCandless location. The role works rotating daylight shifts of 8 or 10 hours and is on call every 4–5 weeks.

The Anesthesia Technician maintains anesthesia supplies, drugs, equipment, and work areas; supports anesthesia providers during patient preparation and care; and assists with operating-room turnover and off-site anesthesia cases. The position also helps prepare, test, clean, decontaminate, and sterilize equipment; supports invasive-line placement and difficult-airway management; operates a Blood Cell Saver; performs point-of-care testing after approved competency; and maintains complete and accurate records and reports.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and one year of anesthesia, emergency/medical, or related experience, or graduation from an accredited Anesthesia Tech school or program.
• Act 34 clearance.

Nice To Haves

• ASATT Certified Anesthesia Technician (Cer.A.T.) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain anesthesia supply and drug inventories by establishing stock levels, requisitioning items, and restocking supplies and drugs.
• Transport gas machines, anesthesia equipment, and supplies to and from off-site locations outside the operating room, and assist with off-site anesthesia cases.
• Retrieve, carry, and distribute medications and equipment to anesthesia providers for patient preparation and care.
• Communicate with anesthesia and operating-room staff to prioritize daily assignments at the start of each shift; remain accessible in operating rooms.
• Disassemble, decontaminate, and sterilize anesthesia equipment and supplies, and report equipment problems to the Chief Anesthesia Technician.
• Prepare, test, set up, troubleshoot, clean, and perform preventative maintenance on anesthetic equipment used for surgery.
• Stock carts and surgical suites according to the anesthesia surgical suite stock par list, and maintain adequate stock and an orderly workroom.
• Support anesthesia providers with setup for IVs, central venous lines, and arterial lines; assemble drugs, syringes, and needles; and open prepackaged sterile trays.
• Assist with pre-, intra-, and postoperative placement of invasive monitoring lines, including arterial, venous, and PA catheters.
• Operate the Blood Cell Saver.
• Participate in operating-room turnover to help minimize downtime between cases.
• Assist with lines and specialty-room setups and with difficult-airway management.
• Deliver blood samples to the lab and retrieve blood products.
• Perform point-of-care diagnostic laboratory assays and testing procedures after completing an initially approved competency.
• Maintain complete and accurate records and reports.

What This Job Offers

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