Anesthesia Technician- Per Diem

Advocate Health • Park Ridge, IL

2d • $21 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

The Anesthesia Technician supports anesthesia care in the operating room by setting up, operating, calibrating, maintaining, and troubleshooting monitoring and anesthesia equipment. The role also assists with procedures and patient transfers, maintains supplies, and provides care appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs. This is a per diem position with as-needed coverage during morning hours, some afternoons, and weekends. The schedule is approximately 32 hours in six weeks, with majority first-shift availability preferred. The technician may work 2–3 weekends per year and be on call for one holiday every other year.

Requirements

• High school graduate.
• Typically one year of experience in a surgical, medical, or related healthcare setting.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association, to be obtained within six months unless the department leader determines it is not required.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer proficiency.
• Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Ability to stand for most of the workday and also sit, walk, and lift throughout the workday.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance, push or pull with 30 pounds of force, and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
• Ability to work with potential exposure to chemical and radiation hazards, wear protective clothing as necessary, and work in an atmosphere that may contain operating-room fumes and odors.

Responsibilities

• Set up operating-room monitoring equipment, including the operating table, autotransfusion system, ECG and temperature cables, warming and cooling blanket, medication and pressure manifolds, rapid infusion warmer, recorders, defibrillators, patient monitoring system, and TEE imaging units.
• Assist during surgical procedures with insertion of arterial pressure lines, central venous catheters, and Swan-Ganz catheters; draw arterial or venous blood samples; check ventilator efficiency; operate monitoring and recording systems; and identify equipment and supplies for difficult intubations.
• Calibrate pressures and recording systems in the patient monitoring system to ensure precise readings.
• Assist with patient transfers to and from the operating room, transport data sheets with patients, and establish ECG and pressure monitoring at the destination.
• Clean non-disposable equipment after procedures, conduct daily maintenance checks, and stock equipment.
• Move anesthesia equipment to the appropriate surgical suite and verify equipment connections and that gases are turned off as appropriate.
• Maintain anesthesia-cart supplies, including needles, syringes, airways, endotracheal tubes, scopes, blades, stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, and other required items.
• Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and take steps to restore equipment to safe, reliable operation, using backup equipment when needed.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care, including understanding growth and development across the lifespan and identifying patients’ age-specific needs in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits, subject to eligibility.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave, subject to eligibility.
• Defined-contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, incentive pay for select positions, and opportunity for annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

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