Anesthesia Technician

Advocate Health•Green Bay, WI

12d•$21 - $31

About The Position

The Anesthesia Technician supports anesthesia care by preparing, operating, calibrating, cleaning, maintaining, and troubleshooting anesthesia and patient-monitoring equipment. The role assists during surgical procedures with monitoring, vascular access and blood sampling, and ensures required equipment and supplies are available and functioning safely. The technician also assists with patient transfers and establishes ECG and pressure monitoring at the destination. The position requires providing care appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. The work schedule is variable weekday afternoon shifts, with occasional weekend shifts and holiday on-call obligations. On-call response time is 30 minutes.

Requirements

High school graduate.
Typically requires 1 year of experience in a surgical, medical, or related healthcare setting.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association must be obtained within 6 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 day.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist and up to 20 lbs. overhead, carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance, push or pull with 30 lbs. of force, and perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
Ability to wear protective clothing as necessary when exposed to chemical and radiation hazards.

Responsibilities

Set up operating-room monitoring equipment, including operating tables, autotransfusion systems, ECG and temperature cables, warming and cooling blankets, medication and pressure manifolds, rapid infusion warmers, recorders, defibrillators, patient-monitoring systems, and TEE machines.
Assist during surgical procedures with insertion of arterial pressure lines, central venous catheters, and Swan-Ganz catheters; draw arterial or venous blood samples; check ventilators; operate monitoring and recording systems; and identify equipment and supplies needed for difficult intubations.
Calibrate pressure 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, perform daily maintenance checks, and stock equipment.
Move anesthesia equipment to the appropriate surgical suite and verify proper connections and that gases are turned off as required.
Maintain adequate supplies in anesthesia carts, including needles, syringes, airways, ET tubes, scopes and blades, stethoscopes, and blood pressure cuffs.
Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and take steps to restore equipment to safe and reliable operating condition, using backup equipment when necessary.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care, including understanding growth and development across the lifespan and assessing and interpreting patient data to identify age-specific needs.
Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications.