Anesthesia Technician

• →Preparation & Setup: Prepares and places anesthesia equipment, medications, and supplies in operating rooms and mobile carts prior to patient arrival, customized to case variables (patient age, case type, and length).
• →Technical Operations: Performs moderate to advanced equipment setup, calibration, operation, and troubleshooting for anesthesia machines and monitoring systems.
• →Specialized Programs: Participates in advanced or specialized clinical programs, including the Cell Saver and Liver Transplant programs, ensuring proper equipment is ready for complex cases.
• →Ectopic Procedures: Performs setup and provides technical support for anesthesia care during out-of-OR (ectopic) procedures, ensuring standard safety equipment is present.
• →Provider Resource: Functions as a reliable, go-to resource for Anesthesiology providers and operating room staff in all anesthesia-related matters.

• Inventory Control: Orders, stocks, and maintains anesthesia supplies in both the central workroom and designated operating rooms, ensuring clinical cleanliness and availability.
• Administrative Duties: Accurately enters anesthesia billing information into the data system and handles routine documentation.
• Environmental Standards: Ensures cleanliness of anesthesia equipment and fields in accordance with sterile techniques and hospital infection control policies.

• Stress Management: Works effectively and efficiently under pressure in a fast-paced, stressful environment, occasionally without immediate relief.
• Communication: Uses professional communication skills to interpret, report, and disseminate information accurately among physicians, nursing staff, and management.
• Judgment: Follows standard operating procedures while utilizing sound judgment and minor decision-making skills to resolve immediate workflow bottlenecks.
• On-Call Shift Work: Active participation in the departmental on-call rotation is required for this position (including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed).

Required Job-Specific Competencies

• Communication & Collaboration: Demonstrates high-level skills in gathering and sharing crucial clinical/operational data.
• Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility in decision-making and the ability to pivot and prioritize assignments in a dynamic surgical environment.
• Quality Improvement: Proactively identifies workflow problems; assists in recommending and implementing continuous quality improvements.
• Confidentiality: Actively guards the confidentiality of sensitive information regarding patients, staff, and the health system (HIPAA compliance).
• Age-Specific Competency: Demonstrates the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate clinical care tailored to the specific age of the patient (neonatal through geriatric).

• Minimum Education:
  • Associate degree including technical training closely related to the position OR a High School diploma/equivalent required, combined with an equivalent mix of education and clinical experience (e.g., 2 years of college coursework in biology, physiology, anatomy, or related scientific fields preferred).
  • BLS certification required.
• Minimum Experience: At least 1 year of direct patient care experience working in a hospital or clinically related area (e.g., Nurse Aide, Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomist), or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• Certification: American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT) Certification preferred, or a willingness to obtain it within 5 years of hire.
• Clinical Knowledge: Strong familiarity with operating room etiquette, sterile techniques/fields, and advanced anesthesia methodologies.