Anesthesia Technician

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Job summary

UPMC Mercy is seeking a full-time Flex Anesthesia Technician to join our surgical services team on-site with a daylight schedule and rotating call. This role offers growth within the Anesthesia Technician career ladder and a sign-on bonus up to $15,000 based on prior experience.

Responsibilities include maintaining anesthesia supplies, transporting equipment, assisting with offsite cases, preparing IVs and lines, and supporting anesthesia providers throughout pre-, intra-, and post-operative

Responsibilities

• Maintains anesthesia supplies and drugs by establishing inventory levels; requisitioning supplies and drugs; restocking supply and drug inventories
• Efficiently transports gas machines and other anesthesia equipment and supplies to and from operating rooms and off-site locations
• Assist with offsite anesthesia cases
• Retrieves and distributes medications to the Anesthesiologist, CRNA, or PA for patient care
• Communicate with anesthesia and OR staff to prioritize daily assignments
• Disassemble, decontaminate and sterilize anesthesia equipment; report problems
• Stock carts and suites with required supplies; operate Blood Cell Saver
• Set up IVs, central venous and arterial lines; prepare drugs and sterile trays
• Assist with placement of invasive monitoring lines and delivery of blood samples
• Perform Point of Care laboratory tests after competency
• Maintain clean, organized work areas and assist with room turnovers

Job description

UPMC Mercy is hiring a full-time Flex Anesthesia Technician to join our surgical services team! This onsite opportunity features a daylight schedule with rotating call and offers the chance to grow within our Anesthesia Technician career ladder. Anesthesia Technician experience is preferred, and qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 based on prior experience. If you’re looking to grow your skills and build your career in a fast-paced surgical environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Maintains anesthesia supplies and drugs by establishing inventory levels; requisitioning supplies and drugs; restocking supply and drug inventories
• Efficiently transports gas machines and other anesthesia equipment and supplies to and from outside of Operating Room off-site locations.
• Assist with offsite anesthesia cases.
• Retrieves, carries, and appropriately distributes necessary medications to the Anesthesiologist, CRNA, or PA for the preparation or care of a patient for anesthesia.
• Effectively communicate with anesthesia and operating room staff to assure daily operating room assignments are prioritized at the start of each shift. Remains accessible in operating rooms at all times.
• Disassemble, decontaminate and sterilize anesthesia equipment and supplies. Report equipment problems to Chief Anesthesia Technician.
• Retrieve and appropriately distributes the equipment necessary to prepare a patient for anesthesia. This includes specialty equipment for invasive lines and monitoring, difficult airway, and pediatric procedures.
• Appropriately stocks the carts and surgical suites with the required supplies as outlined on the anesthesia surgical suite stock par list.
• Operate Blood Cell Saver.
• Participate in turning over rooms assuring minimal downtime between cases.
• Maintains equipment by preparing, testing, and setting up a variety of anesthetic equipment for surgical use; troubleshooting equipment for problems or repairs; performing preventative maintenance and routine cleaning.
• Supports the anesthesia provider by setting up IV's, central venous lines and arterial lines; assembling necessary drugs, syringes, needles; opening prepackaged sterile trays.
• Assist with the pre, intra and post-operative placement of invasive monitoring lines, such as arterial, venous, and PA catheters.
• Assists in the delivery of blood samples to the lab and retrieval of blood products.
• Does Point of Care (POC) diagnostic laboratory assays/testing procedures, after an initial approved competency has been completed.
• Maintains an adequate supply of all stock items in work room and keeps the work room clean and in an orderly condition.
• Assists with lines and specialty room set-ups.
• Assist with difficult airway management.
• Maintain complete and accurate records and reports.