What are the responsibilities and job description for the Anesthesia Tech Full Time Rotate position at DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan?
Children’s Hospital of Michigan is an international leader in pediatric and adolescent medicine. Surgical services include general, thoracic, reconstructive and cardiovascular. Imaging technology designed specifically for children provides advanced diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and MRI. The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Emergency Department is a verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and dedicated pediatric burn center. Experts in pediatric critical care, rehabilitation, and neonatal and perinatal medicine provide care for thousands of children every year at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan - Troy and six ambulatory sites.
Job Summary
Responsible for set up and assembly of anesthesia and physiologic monitoring equipment.
- Sets up and assists with the placement of vascular access lines; assists the anesthesia care provider during endotracheal intubation.
- Identifies appropriate functioning of anesthesia and anesthesia-related equipment; calibrates and recalibrates physiologic monitoring equipment; performs minor repairs on technical equipment for specialized surgical, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
- Identifies the need for and requisitions highly specialized equipment and supplies.
- Assists with the transport of patients, cleans equipment, removes anesthesia equipment from the operating room after surgery.
Qualifications:
1. High school graduate or equivalent.
2. Successful completion of a hospital-based anesthesia technician training program of one (1) year duration or more; or, equivalent on-the-job training of at least one (1) to two (2) years under the supervision of an anesthesia care provider.
