Anesthesia Technician (AT) - Anesthesiology

Advocate Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks an Anesthesia Support Technician to assist in the perioperative setting. The role involves arranging care for patients across age groups, restocking carts and OR supplies, and performing anesthesia machine checks to ensure readiness.

The position supports Anesthesiologists during line placement and critical events, maintains inventory, and helps move equipment to NORA locations as needed. A high school diploma and BLS certification are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• BLS (adult and child) required within 90 days of employment.
• Anesthesia Department or Nursing Assistant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Arranges for provision of appropriate care for surgical patients across age groups.
• Restocks anesthesia carts, omnicells, ORs, and equipment to maintain par levels.
• Performs anesthesia machine checks and demonstrates competency with this skill.
• Assembles IV fluid sets and transducer sets for anesthesia use per protocol.
• Cleans anesthesia equipment after use per departmental protocol.
• Ensures all equipment and supplies are in working order and records daily checks.
• Assists the Anesthesiologist with line placement and is available during critical times.
• Maintains supply inventory and assists with stocking equipment rooms.
• Positions patients for anesthetic procedures.
• Moves anesthesia equipment to outlying areas as needed (NORA locations).
• Follows core setup guidelines for all cases.

Skills

Equipment handling

Patient care

Anesthesia support

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BLS Certification

Tools

Anesthesia Machines

Airway equipment

Job description

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates working knowledge and skills necessary to arrange for the provision of appropriate care for the newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric population of surgical patients.
• Checks and restocks anesthesia carts, omnicells, operating rooms, machine drawers, etc. to ensure adequate par levels of items are maintained. Rechecks par levels throughout shift and restocks as needed.
• Performs anesthesia machine check and shows competency with this skill.
• Assembles IV fluid sets and transducer sets for anesthesia use per protocol.
• Cleans all anesthesia equipment after use per departmental protocol.
• Ensures all equipment, parts, and supplies are in working order, (monitors cables, leads, blood warmer, blood pressure cuffs, doppler probes, tubing, cannisters, airway carts and equipment), as well as calibrates and records results of daily equipment checks.
• Assists the Anesthesiologist with the placement of lines, and is available during critical times (airway emergency, trauma, code blue).
• Maintains supply inventory and assists with stocking equipment room throughout the shift.
• Positions patients for anesthetic procedures.
• Assists in the movement of anesthesia equipment from the operating room or storage area to outlying areas supported by anesthesia (NORA Locations).
• Follows core specific set-up guidelines for all cases/cores assigned.

Physical Requirements

Frequent moderate to heavy lifting, pulling, pushing and carrying. Frequent walking, standing, stooping and reaching.

Working conditions include a general hospital environment with frequent exposure to chemicals, pathogens, patient blood and body fluids and medical gases. Fast-paced, high tension environment with sense of urgency for supplies and equipment.

Education, Experience and Certifications

High School Diploma or GED required. Anesthesia Department or Nursing Assistant experience preferred. BLS (adult and child) required within 90 days of employment.

Patient Population Served

Demonstrates Knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.

Protected Health Information

Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.

• Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes.
• Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.

Machines, Tools, and Equipment

Anesthesia Machine checks and maintenance. Specialty anesthesia and airway equipment. Cleaning equipment and agents. Computer terminal and printer. Telephone. Copier.