Anesthesia Technician, UofL Hospital, OR, 6:45a-3:15p

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Anesthesia Technician assists anesthesia providers with acquiring, preparing, and applying the equipment and supplies needed to administer anesthesia safely and efficiently. The role supports routine and complex surgical and non-surgical cases by preparing and maintaining patient-monitoring devices, anesthesia delivery systems, medications, and supplies before, during, and after cases. At the direction of anesthesia staff, the technician may perform certain complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The technician maintains room inventory, cleans and stocks rooms after surgeries, and checks that drugs and supplies are not outdated. Duties may include setting up drips, arterial lines, and central lines; using sterile techniques to gown and glove; assisting with line placement, patient positioning, intubation, extubation, and transport to recovery. The position also supports anesthesia equipment troubleshooting, patient and blood-product pickup, and related department operations. The role requires a high school diploma or GED/equivalent and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association. College coursework in Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology, prior anesthesia technician or patient-care experience, pharmacology knowledge, and certification by the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists are preferred. The position requires adequate conversational English, computer skills, attention to detail, organizational and problem-solving abilities, flexibility, and effective collaboration and communication.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED/equivalent.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association.
Knowledge of the emergency procedure for malignant hyperthermia.
Knowledge of anesthesia equipment and troubleshooting low and high pressure in anesthesia machines.
Understanding of sterile technique.
Organizational skills for stocking anesthesia carts and setting up lines.
Strong relationship-building and communication skills, including the ability to collaborate across departments.
Initiative and ability to gather and analyze information and consider alternative resources and directions.
Ability to break down complex tasks systematically and consider input from multiple sources.
Attention to detail, including checking work for accuracy and quality.
Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner and develop alternative solutions.
Flexibility and ability to adjust to changing organizational and patient-care needs.
Adequate conversational English to take direction, understand and complete tasks, communicate with patients and coworkers, and follow safety guidelines and policies.
Ability to troubleshoot logically, define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret varied instructions, and identify issues and appropriate solutions.
Comfort using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint as needed; ability to learn and use electronic documentation and other relevant systems.
Commitment to confidentiality, safety standards, teamwork, professionalism, and effective customer service.

Nice To Haves

College experience or courses in Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology.
Prior experience as an anesthesia technician or in a patient-care role.
Knowledge of pharmacology.
Certification by the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists (ASAT).

Responsibilities

Directs ordering of anesthesia supplies and prepares anesthesia equipment and supplies for operating rooms.
Assists in keeping equipment in proper working order, cleans and returns equipment to its proper place, and stocks surgical rooms.
Assists anesthesia providers and responds promptly to pages for anesthesia turnover between cases.
Responds to alarm systems to help troubleshoot equipment.
Assists with patient pickup and blood-product pickup and runs ABGs and blood glucose tests under the direction of an anesthesia provider.
Keeps the anesthesia workroom neat and orderly.
Checks PACU, ACU, ICU, and CCU for monitoring devices used for patient transfer and returns them to the surgery unit.
Applies aseptic technique when spiking IVs, arterial lines, and other invasive lines.
Labels and dates preset lines and applies initials.
Cleans and uses anesthesia instruments and equipment efficiently.
Performs or assists with the emergency procedure for malignant hyperthermia, as necessary.
Assists with vendor trials, work orders, and equipment quotes.
Maintains compliance with company policies, procedures, standards of conduct, HIPAA privacy and security requirements, and confidentiality obligations.
Supports anesthesia providers with preparation and maintenance of monitoring devices, anesthesia delivery systems, medicines, and supplies before, during, and after cases.
Maintains room supplies and verifies that drugs and supplies are not outdated.
May set up drips, arterial lines, and central lines; uses sterile technique to gown and glove and assists with line placement.
Helps position patients for surgery, assists providers with intubation and extubation, and helps transport patients to recovery.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Demonstrates professionalism, service, confidentiality, safety, teamwork, and customer service in interactions with patients, physicians, staff, and others.