Anesthesia Technician

CareWell Health Medical Center; East Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 41,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Holidays and generous PTO

Job summary

CareWell Health Medical Center in East Orange, NJ is seeking a dedicated technician to support anesthesia delivery systems and related devices. You will clean, assemble, calibrate, and troubleshoot equipment, restock carts in each OR suite, and verify laryngoscope battery function under RN or anesthesia care provider supervision.

Responsibilities include monitoring anesthesia equipment, maintaining infection control standards, tracking supply expiration dates, and updating inventory to ensure

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Knowledge of anesthesia equipment and monitors preferred.
• Ability to follow safety and infection control procedures.

Responsibilities

• Care of physiological monitors related to the administration of anesthesia.
• Storage, use, and safe handling of bulk and cylinder gases.
• Restocks anesthesia cart in each OR suite and checks item expiration dates.
• Disposes of used medications and replaces labels for medications.
• Maintains and organizes the anesthesia environment and equipment.
• Notifies nurses or scrub techs when supplies are running low.

Skills

Physiological monitors

Infection control

Hazard awareness

Troubleshooting equipment

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Anesthesia delivery systems

Gas scavenging systems

Job description

Job Summary

Knowledgeable of the operation and maintenance of anesthesia delivery systems, ancillary devices, and monitors. Cleaning, assembling, calibrating, and troubleshooting anesthesia tools and equipment. Use of mechanical and electronic maintenance and testing devices to ensure proper functioning of equipment. Restocks anesthesia cart in each OR suite. Check the batteries is laryngoscope handle. Checks expiration date of items in anesthesia carts and anesthesia supply room. Cleans bins/drawers holding anesthesia-related supplies in carts, supply room, and ventilator drawers. Notifies nurses or scrub techs when supplies are running low. Works under the direction of the RN or anesthesia care provider.

Knowledgeable of the operation and maintenance of anesthesia delivery systems, ancillary devices, and monitors. Cleaning, assembling, calibrating, and troubleshooting anesthesia tools and equipment. Use of mechanical and electronic maintenance and testing devices to ensure proper functioning of equipment. Restocks anesthesia cart in each OR suite. Check the batteries is laryngoscope handle. Checks expiration date of items in anesthesia carts and anesthesia supply room. Cleans bins/drawers holding anesthesia-related supplies in carts, supply room, and ventilator drawers. Notifies nurses or scrub techs when supplies are running low. Works under the direction of the RN or anesthesia care provider.

Essential Functions

• Care of physiological monitors related to the administration of anesthesia
• Aware of biologic hazards, infection control, and Standard Precautions
• Aware of fire, electrical, and explosive hazards in the OR
• Storage, use, and safe handling of bulk and cylinder gases
• Usage of common anesthetic gases
• Type and indications for MAC, regional and general anesthesia
• Maintains and organizes the anesthesia environment, equipment, supplies
• Follows the guidelines of TJC Environment of Care and Safety Goals
• Disposes of used medications
• Has technical knowledge and troubleshooting ability for anesthesia delivery systems, scavenger system, gas analyzer, EKG/pulse oximeter monitors
• Make sure there are no expired products in the anesthesia carts
• Restock anesthesia supplies, including adding missing supplies
• Replace labels for medications
• Replace batteries in laryngoscope handles
• Update inventory personnel when more supplies need to be ordered

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education/Certifications

High school diploma required.

Physical Requirements

On feet most of the time and moves heavy equipment.

Working Conditions

Exposed to unpleasant odors and communicable diseases. Encounters stress, crisis, emergencies, trauma and death. Interacts with health team members and other hospital and referral agency personnel.

Salary

CareWell Health provides a salary/hourly rate range for all open positions to comply with New Jersey Law. The rates listed for each position is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). The salary range does not include bonuses/incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation, which can be discussed in detail with your talent acquisition specialist.

The salary/hourly rate range for this position is: $30.60

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and Disability Insurance
• Whole Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Paid Holidays and a generous Paid Time Off Plan