About the role
Accessibility Note
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The Anesthesia Technician coordinates and manages clinical and technical support activities for the anesthesia department. This role is responsible for maintaining, cleaning, and troubleshooting anesthesia machines, physiologic monitoring systems, and related equipment. The technician prepares operating rooms and obstetric suites with required supplies prior to surgery, ensures fast turnaround between cases, and maintains strict inventory control.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Minimum high school diploma or equivalent required.
- Certifications: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required. ASATT certification preferred.
- Experience: Prior knowledge of anesthesia equipment or previous experience in a surgical environment preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists anesthesia providers (Anesthesiologists and CRNAs) with technical setup for general, regional, and local anesthesia.
- Assists with the placement of physical monitoring lines, including intravenous and intra-arterial catheters.
- Verifies the proper layout, sterility, and functioning of all anesthesia equipment and disposable items prior to cases.
- Orders, stocks, turns over, and sets up anesthesia setups in all operating rooms daily and between surgical cases.
- Cleans, disinfects, and sterilizes anesthesia equipment according to infection control policies.
- Maintains precise equipment logs and updates the department's equipment database.
- Collaborates with vendor representatives to evaluate new clinical products, techniques, and procedures.
- Demonstrates cost-effectiveness when tracking, using, or purchasing medical supplies.
- Adheres strictly to facility exposure control plans regarding bloodborne pathogens, chemicals, and radiation hazards.
- Performs all other duties as assigned by leadership.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Frequent standing and walking (minimum of 5 hours per day).
- Frequent sitting, talking, and listening to clinical instructions.
- Manual dexterity to touch, feel, handle, and calibrate delicate medical tools and controls.
- Specific vision requirements include close vision and the ability to adjust focus rapidly.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull equipment weighing up to 50 pounds on a regular basis.
Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.
Surgery Partners conducts pre-employment screenings including but not limited to criminal background checks and drug testing.