Anesthesia Technician

The Anesthesia Technician supports the Anesthesia providers in delivering quality care to patients undergoing outpatient surgery and/or Anesthesia Interventional procedures. Maintains a clean, organized, and well stocked workroom. Maintains clean, functional anesthesia equipment. Provides assistance with patient care during procedures. Demonstrates excellent communication skills. Provides patient care in a safe, comfortable, private environment. Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for practice, continued growth, and self-evaluation.

• Maintains a clean, organized and well stocked Workroom. Assures an adequate inventory of supplies (medications,


• emergency supplies and advanced airway equipment) and clean functioning equipment to meet daily needs of ORs and Pain Clinic.


• Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock, removes outdates.


• Cleans and restocks Anesthesia carts, regional block carts, and Anesthesia machines daily.


• Cleans shelves and drawers in workroom monthly and maintains a cleaning log.


• Cleans and puts equipment away at the end of each day.


• Specialty carts cleaned, monitored, restocked and logs maintained per schedule and after use - including: Difficult Airway, Pediatric, Malignant Hyperthermia, Latex allergy, and Block.


• Maintains clean, functional anesthesia equipment.


• Cleans and maintains anesthesia equipment, machines and monitors.


• Coordinates repairs/maintenance with BioMedical


• Support daily work of the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC).


• Assures special equipment is in operating rooms (ORs) as needed for cases.


• Delivers supplies and medications, as directed by Anesthesia provider, to the ORs throughout the day.


• Troubleshoots problems with anesthesia equipment, machines and monitors.


• Assists Anesthesia provider with difficult intubations.


• Provides assistance to Anesthesia provider with regional anesthesia blocks.


• Responds to codes, and other emergencies in the Ambulatory Surgery Center.


• Monitors and records department quality controls, i.e.refrigerator temp.


• Provides input to ASC leadership team on Anesthesia Department support and issues.


• Assisting with procedures. Assures needed supplies and equipment are available to provider.


• Practices aseptic technique.


• Rooms, positions, and supports patients during procedure.


• Takes, records and reports vital signs.


• Documents objective information into the electronic medical record (EMR) (EPIC, PICIS, etc).


• Participates in universal protocol time-out procedure with Anesthesia provider and document that it was done.


• Provides patients with postprocedure documentation (i.e. After-Visit summary) following Anesthesia Interventional procedures.


• Performs point-ofcare testing such as blood glucose and reports and records in electronic medical record.


• Communication and Coordination of Care - Communicates in an attentive and individualized manner.


• Demonstrates skills in communicating with patients and their family.


• Problem solves and communicates effectively with team members.


• Safety - Help ensure patient care is provided in a safe, comfortable, and private environment.


• Provides a safe environment for patients, visitors and employees by adhering to departmental and KPWA Operational Policies for Infection Prevention/Control and Employee Health, and Safety and Security.


• Protects patient privacy by adhering to departmental and KPWA Operational Policies for Confidentiality and Security of Information.


• Professional Development- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for practice, continued growth and self-evaluation.


• Identifies own learning needs and develops plan to meet those needs in collaboration with manager.


• Collaborates with manager to complete self and colleague/team performance reviews.

Qualifications:

• N/A

• High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED) required.
• Completion of an Anesthesia Technician training program or equivalent Hospital or Military training.

• Basic Life Support required at hire
  

• New graduate from Anesthesia Technician program welcome to apply.
• Basic computer skills in a MS Windows environment.
• Customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of infection control standards including aseptic technique.

• Two (2) or more years of recent continuous experience as an anesthesia tech or equivalent military experience in anesthesia.
• National Certified Anesthesia Technician credential or the ability to obtain in one (1) year from hire date.