Anesthesia Equipment Specialist

Carle; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Carle Health is seeking an anesthesia support aide to assist anesthesiologists and CRNAs with day-to-day tasks in the operating rooms and related areas. You will help set up equipment, restock supplies, and ensure machines are cleaned and ready for procedures, while providing prompt support and communication across OR teams.

Responsibilities include transporting anesthesia machines, maintaining inventory, and assisting with room turnovers and patient positioning as cases proceed.

Responsibilities

• Performs or assists with turning over all anesthesia machines.
• Cleans the anesthesia machines and ensures that equipment meets established standards.
• Prepares anesthesia supplies for the next surgical procedure.
• Stocks anesthesia machine with anesthesia supplies in main operating room and remote areas.Maintains equipment used during surgical and other procedures requiring use of anesthesia.
• Arranges for repair of more complex equipment problems with equipment vendor or internal biomedical engineer.
• Exchanges anesthesia machines from one operating suite to another.
• Transports anesthesia machine to the remote areas and prepare for procedure.
• Provides assistance to the anesthesiologist and/or anesthetists during the surgical procedure to run errands and answer questions promptly (Obtains supplies or equipment as necessary).
• Monitors and replaces sodalime in gas machines according to established procedures.
• Cleans and sterilizes laryngoscope blades and other airway devicesResponsible for checking and changing oxygen and other tanks according to established procedures.
• Setting up invasive line transducers, IVs, and bring these and other equipment/supplies to OR rooms before and during cases.
• Assist with patient lift help and patient positioningAssist OR staff in room turnover as needed which includes, but not limited to, room cleaning, patient transport, room set up, supply stocking and ordering.
• Maintains and manages an inventory of anesthesia supplies in a clean and organized anesthesia workroom.
• Assists material resource staff with managing ordering of supply and capturing revenue for supplies used.
• Exhibits good judgement and objective decision making.
• Demonstrates team work, makes productive use of time and uses down town appropriatelyExcellent communication, and customer service skills.

Job description

Carle Health is seeking an anesthesia support aide to assist anesthesiologists and CRNAs with day-to-day tasks in the operating rooms and related areas. You will help set up equipment, restock supplies, and ensure machines are cleaned and ready for procedures, while providing prompt support and communication across OR teams.

Responsibilities include transporting anesthesia machines, maintaining inventory, and assisting with room turnovers and patient positioning as cases proceed.