Anesthesia Technician / Anesthesiology

Children's Nebraska; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Nebraska is seeking an Anesthesia Support Technician to assist professional anesthesia staff with setup, cleanup, and inventory management in the operating suites. The role requires maintaining sterile technique, preparing monitoring lines, and ensuring all anesthesia supplies are stocked and within expiration dates.

On-call duties including weekdays, weekends, and holidays are required. The position emphasizes patient safety, teamwork, and reliable support for anesthesiology teams,

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• BCLS - Basic Life Support required.
• On call requirements, including but not limited to weekdays, weekends, and holidays required.
• Hospitals experience with Surgical or Anesthesia equipment preferred.
• Phlebotomy experience preferred.
• CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist anesthesia staff with setup and cleanup of the anesthesia area in all anesthetizing locations.
• Restock supplies and maintain inventory for anesthesia services.
• Prepare invasive hemodynamic monitoring lines using sterile technique.
• Ensure anesthetic agents and supplies are available and checked for expiration.
• Clean anesthesia machines and related equipment daily.
• Maintain availability and working status of all anesthesia-related instruments and carts.
• Respond to needs of anesthesia physicians and CRNAs and assist during cases.
• Provide orientation and hands-on training to new staff as needed.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

Schedule

Full-time, 9A - 9:30P. Weekend Call required. 2 holidays/year

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve. Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

A Brief Overview

Assists professional anesthesia staff by restocking supplies, cleaning, and maintaining work areas, decontaminating reusable supplies, and taking regular inventory of anesthesia supplies.

Essential Functions

• Assists with the setup and cleanup of Anesthesia area in all anesthetizing location
• Place clean circuit on machine at the beginning of each day and after a case is completed
• Prepares invasive hemodynamic monitoring lines using sterile technique
• Ensure anesthetic agents, supplies and other applicable items are available for the days' cases and expiration dates checked
• Terminally clean anesthesia machines daily to ensure a clean environment
• Ensure reusable equipment is clean. (e.g., monitoring cables)
• Knowledgeable in the location and ability to change O2 tanks when empty
• Ensure all cables, cuffs and lines attached to the anesthesia machine are available
• Ensure suction system and supplies are available
• Clean Medication Carts daily to ensure a clean environment.
• Ensure sharps containers are changed when appropriate fill levels are met.
• Dispose of contaminated materials in accordance with infection control policy.
• Assists with emergencies/code situations
• Obtains blood specimens by utilizing standardized capillary or venipuncture procedures as ordered in the Intraop Phase of Care
• Performs point-of-care testing including documentation of quality control testing and troubleshooting as required to ensure proper instrument function and assure accurate patient results. (e.g., EPOC, Glucose)
• Maintains availability and working status of all Anesthesia related instruments, equipment, specialty carts, and supplies (e.g., Malignant Hyperthermia Cart, Difficult Airway Cart, Regional Anesthesia/Block Cart)
• Ensure carts are stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and/or instrumentation
• Cart has been checked for outdates
• Know location of specialty items and its availability when needed
• Place intubating scope in appropriate container prior to sending to Sterile Processing
• Maintains inventories in all anesthetizing locations and supply locations
• Demonstrates ability to identify supplies by name to ensure accuracy in stocking of supplies.
• Monitor’s inventory of anesthesia supply, orders supply, and works with leader to adjust par levels as appropriate
• Understands the importance of monitoring expiration dating by performing outdates and rotating stock.
• Ensure that all anesthetizing locations are stocked and prepared for all cases.
• Check in/restock supplies ordered and place in appropriate location for storage.
• Responds to needs of Anesthesiology physicians and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA's) throughout the day.
• Available to respond to requests during cases, answers calls in a timely manner.
• Available to clean rooms to ensure a timely turnover between cases.
• Provide assistance while recognizing practice limitations
• Precepts new employees
• Demonstrates proper use and care of equipment and supplies.
• Provides “hands-on” experience with all pieces of equipment and instrumentation.
• Teaches department standards for performance, patient care, safety, and service.
• Assists with appropriate documentation of orientation program via skills checklist
• Regular attendance at work is an essential function of the job.
• Perform physical requirements as described in the Physical Requirements section

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required

Experience Qualifications

• Hospital experience with Surgical or Anesthesia equipment Preferred and
• Phlebotomy experience Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• BCLS - Basic Life Support Required and
• CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant Preferred
• On call requirements, including but not limited to weekdays, weekends, and holidays Required

Children’s is the very best for kids and the very best for your career! At Children’s, we put YOU first so together, we can improve the life of every child!