Anesthesia Technician at Children's South

Children's of Alabama; Hoover (AL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Day shift

Job summary

Children's of Alabama—Anesthesia South in Hoover is seeking an anesthesia technician for a part-time, day-shift role. The position involves cleaning and restocking anesthesia carts, maintaining equipment, preparing IV fluids, and entering patient charges into the billing system.

The role requires a high school diploma and at least 1 year of staff-level experience in a clinical setting, with responsibilities spanning equipment readiness and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of staff-level experience in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Clean and restock anesthesia carts.
• Prepare and restock airway and crash carts.
• Set up and turnover anesthesia-related supplies between surgeries.
• Sterilize reusable equipment as required.
• Prepare IV fluids and equipment for patient transport.
• Enter anesthesia charges into the billing system.
• Monitor par levels of equipment and supplies.

Skills

Anesthesia supplies

Equipment setup

Sterilization

Billing entry

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Billing software

Job description

In Anesthesia South at Children's South Hoover

Work schedule will be Part-time Benefits Eligible on the Day Shift, Monday - Friday.

Summary:

The anesthesia technician is responsible for a variety of duties and responsibilities that are vital to the efficient function of the anesthesia department. These responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Cleaning and restocking standardized anesthesia carts for use in the operating rooms.
Responsible for cleaning and restocking the non-pharmacological sections of the difficult airway cart, the emergency crash carts and the malignant hyperthermia cart and other associated pediatric anesthesia equipment.
The setup and turnover of age-specific anesthesia-related supplies and equipment between surgery cases. Appropriate cleaning and/or sterilization of reusable equipment. Restocking of drug trays in the workroom cabinet. Closing down the anesthesia related equipment in the operating rooms at the end of the daily case load.
Preparation of intravenous fluids with appropriate administration setup.
Preparation of equipment for transporting patients
Maintain knowledge of all anesthesia related supplies and equipment and their location.
The entering of anesthesia patient charges into the current computer system for patient billing purposes.
Ongoing knowledge of the current par levels of equipment and supplies within the department.
Ordering and restocking of equipment and supplies into the department.
General knowledge of the costs of supplies and equipment to assist the director with the budgeting process.

Other information:

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: achieves a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill and knowledge in assigned clinical areas, keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise
Continuous Learning: actively identifies new areas for learning, regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities, uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application
Customer Service Focus: treats others with dignity and respect, listens and responds to needs and concerns of others, makes customers and their needs a primary focus, develops and sustains positive relationships
Building Trust: interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions; demonstrates honesty; keeps commitments; treats others with dignity, respect and fairness
Teamwork/Building Strategic Working Relationships: develops and maintains collaborative relationships to facilitate accomplishment of work goals
Decision-making: identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions, uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions, takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences
Adaptability: maintains effectiveness when experiencing changes is work tasks, environment, or processes; adjusts effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
Innovation: generates innovative solutions to work situations, trying different and novel ways to deal with problems and opportunities for improvement
Work Standards: sets high standards of performance for self and others, assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks, imposes standards of excellence for self rather than having standards imposed
Safety Awareness: identifies and corrects conditions that affect patient and employee safety, upholds safety standards; reports safety issues and concerns to supervisor

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:

Essential:

• High School Diploma Graduate or Equivalent

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:

Essential:

• 1 Year Staff Level

Anesthesia South is the anesthesia department comprised of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists that have specialized training in pediatric anesthesia. The Children's of Alabama Outpatient Surgery South is an outpatient surgery center with 6 operating rooms that provide surgery and anesthesia for healthy children ages 4 months through age 20 years. Although it is part of the Children's Health System, which is a teaching facility, there are no residents or students who train at this location.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, Day Shift, 8-Hour Shifts