Anesthesia Technician - Part Time Weekday Afternoons

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Anesthesia Technician performs technical work to prepare, calibrate, inspect, and troubleshoot anesthesia equipment and supplies, and supports anesthesiologists and CRNAs in providing safe anesthesia care. The role assists with monitoring devices, patient positioning and transport, fluids and clinical setups, and equipment readiness throughout the phases of anesthesia care. It also includes maintaining infection prevention and safety practices, ensuring operating rooms are appropriately supplied, and documenting equipment and scope care. This is an onsite, part-time position in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, scheduled Monday through Friday from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, for 20 hours per week.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Anesthesia Technician program, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Basic Life Support certification.
For applicants with a high school diploma or GED instead of graduation from an accredited Anesthesia Technician program: six months of operating room experience in calibration, maintenance, and repair of anesthesia equipment or similar equipment, or related experience in a hospital or healthcare setting.
For consideration as a trainee: one year of operating room experience involving direct patient care and/or equipment maintenance and calibration.

Responsibilities

Assist anesthesiologists and CRNAs with invasive and non-invasive monitoring devices and with patient positioning and transport.
Prepare fluids and clinical setups and observe sterile technique during line placement.
Support pre-induction, induction, maintenance, emergence, extubation, and transport during anesthesia care, anticipating the needs of the anesthesia care team.
Collect, label, and handle specimens for laboratory processing.
Follow personal protective equipment, infection prevention, sharps safety, and laser safety practices.
Set up, inspect, calibrate, test, and troubleshoot anesthesia equipment, including completing the department's 12-point inspection.
Perform equipment quality control and participate in the anesthesia equipment Quality Assurance program.
Maintain equipment in good working order, document equipment activity, and communicate issues requiring service or repair to the team lead, supervisor, or manager.
Prepare anesthesia equipment and supplies for procedures and ensure operating rooms are equipped before cases.
Check supplies for sterility, expiration dates, and packaging integrity; accurately check and label fluids and medications and remove expired, damaged, or improperly labeled items.
Clean and disinfect equipment with approved solutions and provide appropriate scope care and documentation according to policy.
Maintain anesthesia supply areas, cabinets, and automated dispensing systems; restock supplies and return unused items to appropriate locations.
Report supply stock-outs or possible supply interruptions to the team lead, supervisor, or manager.
Prioritize clinical activities and respond to changing surgical and anesthesia needs.