Anesthesia Technician

SSM Health; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay

Job summary

SSM Health in Jefferson City, MO is seeking an Anesthesia Tech for the Endoscopy Lab. This full-time Day shift (M-F 8am–4:30pm) role emphasizes patient safety and teamwork in a fast-paced surgical setting. You will set up and calibrate anesthesia equipment, stock carts, maintain monitors, and ensure infection control guidelines.

No holidays, weekends, or on-call duties apply. Requires a High School diploma or 10 years of experience and BLS certification. Daily Pay is available for this position.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or 10 years of work experience.
• No experience required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform standing/walking tasks for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Checks, cleans and maintains anesthesia machine monitors and related equipment.
• Assists in setup of anesthesia equipment as needed.
• Orders, obtains and stocks sterile supplies for anesthesia carts and cabinets.
• Maintains inventories of supplies in anesthesia and related areas; ensures carts are stocked.
• Follows infection control and regulatory guidelines; ensures proper equipment servicing.
• Assists in operating room turnover by disinfecting surfaces and connecting a clean anesthesia circuit.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

• Department: Endoscopy
• Schedule: Full Time, Days, M-F 8am - 4:30pm
• No holidays, no weekends, no call
• Location: Jeff City, MO

Our mission and values put the patient first and helps you to feel valued while respecting teamwork and collaboration. Our Anesthesia Tech roles are an integral piece in our care team and we see it as a partnership. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you.

Daily Pay

Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life. At SSM Health, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it.

Job Summary

Performs a number of duties in assisting the professional staff in setting-up, calibrating, disinfection and operating anesthesia equipment. Orders, obtains, stocks and distributes anesthesia supplies to carts.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Checks, cleans and maintains anesthesia machine monitors including changing oxygen cylinders, refilling anesthesia gases, changing CO2 absorbent and ensuring equipment is in good working order.
• Assists in set-ups of anesthesia equipment as needed.
• Orders, obtains and stocks sterile solution surgical supplies to specified storage cabinets, including automated dispensing systems/cabinets.
• Orders and maintains inventories of supplies in anesthesia and related areas. Ensures anesthesia carts are appropriately stocked.
• Ensures malfunctioning equipment is serviced and proper infection control and regulatory guidelines are followed.
• Assists in operating room turn-over by disinfecting anesthesia work surfaces, monitor cables and connecting a clean anesthesia circuit to the anesthesia machine.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching and gripping.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

3200000011 Endoscopy Lab

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.