Anesthesia Technician - 40 hours/week

MaineGeneral Medical Center; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 26,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

MaineGeneral Health is seeking an Anesthesia Technician to join our surgical services team at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta. In this role, you will work closely with anesthesia providers and the perioperative team to prepare and maintain anesthesia equipment, supplies, and the patient-care environment for safe, efficient care.

Schedule is full-time, days, 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED, clinical experience, active Maine CNA

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• 1 year or more of clinical experience preferred.
• Active status on the State of Maine CNA Registry preferred.
• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Knowledge of sterile technique and infection prevention practices.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work as part of a fast-paced perioperative team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to safely perform physical requirements (standing, lifting, patient transport).

Responsibilities

• Equipment management: Cleaning and setting up anesthesia equipment.
• Patient support: Assisting with assessment, monitoring, transport, positioning, IV, invasive lines, and airway management.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting: Daily equipment maintenance and addressing malfunctions.
• Room turnover: Facilitating efficient and safe room transitions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication skills

Analytical/problem-solving

Sterile technique

Equipment troubleshooting

Patient transport support

Education

High school diploma or GED

CNA registry active (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary

MaineGeneral Health is seeking an Anesthesia Technician to join our surgical services team. In this role, you will work closely with anesthesia providers and the perioperative team to ensure equipment, supplies, and the patient-care environment are prepared for safe, efficient anesthesia care.

Job Description

Position: Anesthesia Technician

Location: Alfond Center for Health, Augusta

Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week)

Shift: Days (8a-5p); Monday-Friday

The Role

The Anesthesia Technician plays an essential role in supporting anesthesia personnel before, during, and after procedures. This position prepares and maintains anesthesia equipment and supplies, assists with patient care and procedures, troubleshoots equipment, and maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment.

What You’ll Do

As an Anesthesia Technician, you’ll work closely with our licensed anesthesia providers to ensure patient safety and support.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Equipment Management: Cleaning and setting up all types of anesthesia equipment.
• Patient Support: Assisting with patient assessment, monitoring, transport, positioning, IV insertion, invasive lines, and airway management.
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Providing daily equipment maintenance and addressing malfunctions.
• Room Turnover: Facilitating efficient and safe room transitions.

What You Bring

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Previous clinical or healthcare experience preferred; 1 year or more of clinical experience is preferred
• Active status on the State of Maine CNA Registry preferred
• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification is required within 6 months of hire
• Knowledge of sterile technique and infection prevention practices
• Basic analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to calibrate and troubleshoot equipment
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a fast-paced, collaborative perioperative team
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to safely perform the physical requirements of the position, including standing for extended periods, moving equipment, and assisting with patient transport and positioning

Why MaineGeneral Health?

• Full-time, Monday-Friday schedule
• No nights, weekends, or holidays
• Generous earned time program
• Comprehensive benefits - health, dental, vision, and wellness programs
• Continuing education opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Collaborative perioperative and anesthesia team
• Commitment to employee safety, wellness, and work/life balance

Compensation Information

$19.50 - $34.13 The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Job Exempt: No

Benefits

• Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
• Physical Wellness: We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs. Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents. A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
• Emotional Wellness: When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
• Financial Wellness: Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances. Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career. We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
• Career Mobility: Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity

• Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available.
• MaineGeneral participates in E-Verify.
• Employee Rights E-Verify Participation Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affronative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished. The Affronative Action Program for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department.
• EEO is Law