Anesthesia Technician

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Anesthesia Technician is responsible for the care and maintenance of anesthesia supplies and equipment, assisting with invasive line preparation, placement, and monitoring, and maintaining supply inventory for the workroom and anesthesia carts. The role supports anesthesia providers and operating room staff in a large, busy academic medical center with 28 main operating-room suites and a wide range of surgical specialties. Duties include preparing and maintaining anesthesia equipment, supplies, medications, rooms, and procedure carts; assisting with invasive monitoring lines and other equipment; supporting room turnovers; and transporting or positioning patients and specimens. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with a Monday–Friday day schedule of 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Weekend and holiday on-call rotations are required.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
Current BLS certification.
One to two years of related healthcare experience.
Employees hired after January 1, 2024, must complete the anesthesia technician academy within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain anesthesia equipment by cleaning, calibrating, replacing soda lime, monitoring for malfunctions, performing light maintenance or arranging repairs, and completing safety checks.
Maintain a clean and safe work environment, including discarding soiled linen and trash.
Set up rooms, assemble equipment, and prepare procedure carts as needed.
Maintain adequate anesthesia and surgical supply inventory; stock and mark anesthesia carts, operating rooms, and storage rooms.
Assist with operating-room case turnovers.
Prepare equipment such as ventilators, suction, airway equipment, and fluid/body warmers.
Assemble transducers, invasive lines, rapid fluid infusers, and specialty trays.
Assist anesthesia personnel with setup and insertion of invasive monitoring lines, catheters, and temporary pacemakers, and with hemodynamic monitoring including cardiac outputs.
Assist with transporting and positioning patients and transporting specimens or pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care units.
Maintain anesthesia medication levels, restock drug drawers, monitor drug charges and expirations, check opened vials for outdates, handle anesthesia agents and cylinder gases, and communicate variances to medical and nursing personnel.
Perform administrative or other departmental business support tasks as needed.
Anticipate the needs of patients and anesthesia staff based on scheduled procedures, patient age, and condition; listen and communicate detailed issues.
Provide assistance in other areas that administer anesthesia when required.