Anesthesia Technician - Atrium Health Union West, Full Time
About The Position
The Anesthesia Technician is responsible for demonstrating working knowledge and skills necessary to arrange for the provision of appropriate care for surgical patients across all age groups. This role involves maintaining anesthesia supplies, performing equipment checks, and assisting anesthesiologists during procedures. The technician ensures that anesthesia carts, omnicells, operating rooms, and machine drawers are adequately stocked and that all equipment is clean, functional, and calibrated. They play a crucial role in patient positioning and assisting with the movement of anesthesia equipment to various locations within the hospital. The position requires adherence to departmental protocols for equipment setup, cleaning, and maintenance, and involves working in a fast-paced, high-tension environment with a sense of urgency for supplies and equipment.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- BLS (adult and child) required within 90 days of employment.
- Demonstrates Knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.
- Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
- Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes.
- Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization.
- Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.
Nice To Haves
- Anesthesia Department or Nursing Assistant experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates working knowledge and skills necessary to arrange for the provision of appropriate care for the newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric population of surgical patients.
- Checks and restocks anesthesia carts, omnicells, operating rooms, machine drawers, etc. to ensure adequate par levels of items are maintained.
- Rechecks par levels throughout shift and restocks as needed.
- Performs anesthesia machine check and shows competency with this skill.
- Assembles IV fluid sets and transducer sets for anesthesia use per protocol.
- Cleans all anesthesia equipment after use per departmental protocol.
- Ensures all equipment, parts, and supplies are in working order (monitors cables, leads, blood warmer, blood pressure cuffs, doppler probes, tubing, cannisters, airway carts and equipment), as well as calibrates and records results of daily equipment checks.
- Assists the Anesthesiologist with the placement of lines, and is available during critical times (airway emergency, trauma, code blue).
- Maintains supply inventory and assists with stocking equipment room throughout the shift.
- Positions patients for anesthetic procedures.
- Assists in the movement of anesthesia equipment from the operating room or storage area to outlying areas supported by anesthesia (NORA Locations).
- Follows core specific set-up guidelines for all cases/cores assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
