Anesthesia Technician-Anesthesia

Eisenhower Medical Center; Rancho Mirage (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Matched retirement plan

Job summary

Eisenhower Health is seeking an anesthesia technician to support surgeons and anesthesiologists in routine and complex procedures in the operating rooms. The role requires BLS and at least two years of experience in an OR, sterile processing, or a direct patient care setting.

Preferred ASATT certification and experience in a healthcare procedural department. On-call work is required, with responsibilities across locations where anesthesia is administered.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in operating room or sterile processing.
• BLS certification required; ASATT certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist anesthesiologists for routine and complex cases.
• Set up and maintain anesthesia equipment and monitoring devices.
• Support patient transport and positioning.
• Maintain sterile fields and assist with invasive and non-invasive monitoring.
• Ensure equipment maintenance and infection-control policies are followed.

Skills

BLS

ASATT certification

Two years experience

Education

Certified anesthesia technician

Job description

Located in the heart of the Coachella Valley, you have access to resort-style living and world-class amenities throughout Southern California.

Required: American Heart Association BLS
Preferred: Anesthesia Technician Certification

Experience:

Required: Two (2) years of experience in the operating room, sterile processing, a certified/licensed direct patient care role or certification for anesthesia technicians through the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT) in lieu of experience, if hired after January 1, 2023
Preferred: Experience in healthcare procedural department

Job Objective:

Supports the anesthesiologists for routine and complex surgical cases including general, regional and monitored anesthesia care patients. Assists with invasive and non-invasive monitoring. On-call is a requirement of this position and the post holder will be expected to provide anesthesia technician support at all locations where anesthesia is administered.

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
• Assists the anesthesiologists for routine and complex cases.
• Assists in lifting and/or transferring patients from stretcher/bed to OR table and vice vera.
• Assists with the application of non-invasive monitoring equipment, i.e blood pressure cuff, EKG, pulse oximeter.
• Sets up IV and pressure lines for indwelling catheters: arterial, central venous, pulmonary artery, ICP monitor.
• Assists with invasive and non-invasive monitoring. Set up and maintenance of a sterile field for invasive monitoring procedures.
• Maintains equipment maintenance and servicing such as cleaning and sterilizing, assembling, calibrating and testing, troubleshooting.
• Operates a variety of mechanical, pneumatic, and electronic equipment used to monitor the patient undergoing anesthesia.
• Sets up all anesthesia equipment and instrumentation: blood pressure monitors, blood warmers, infusion pumps, intra-operative EEG equipment, invasive lines utilizing sterile techniques, SVO2 Swan, transport monitor, temperature monitor, pressure transducers, transesophageal. echocardiography, precordial stethoscope, ECG, doppler’s, capnograph, pulse oximeter.
• Provides assistance to other support staff while recognizing own practice limitations.
• Provides assistance with patient transport and positioning.
• Checks, cleans, and restocks assigned service area storage areas.
• Participates in hospital safet programs.
• Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures
• Maintains patient and medical staff confidentiality
• Participates in departmental committees and meeting.
• Peforms other duties as assigned.
• Ability to be flexible & responsive to change
• Ability to plan and prioritize own workload and when under pressure
• Ability to have professional attitude
• Ability to be enthusiastic, creative with initiative
• Ability to be reliable and dependable
• Ability to cooperate and maintain good rapport with nursing staff, other departments, and patient family members

Eisenhower Health offers a generous benefits package and a matched retirement plan.

Employees are eligible to participate in a benefits program designed to make a difference for you and your family.

From the beginning, this organization formed a culture based on strong values, commitments and a passion for service and professional excellence.

What Our Nurses Say

One of my very favorite things about working at Eisenhower Health is the culture on inclusivity that we have and a strong base for evidence-based practice.

Lori

One of the greatest things about working as a nurse at Eisenhower Health is how much support you get from Administration. We keep on improving the process here. It's a fantastic place to work.

My favorite thing about working at Eisenhower Health is the camaraderie within my unit and with the different departments.