Anesthesia Technician: OR Equipment & Support Specialist

Novant Health; Wilmington (NC); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Novant Health in Wilmington, NC is seeking an anesthesia support technician to assist the anesthesia team before, during, and after procedures. This role emphasizes sterilization, inventory, and preparing complex anesthesia supplies to ensure a smooth operating room flow.

You will help monitor equipment, set up monitors and invasive lines when needed, respond to urgent situations, and support medication security, coordinating with nursing staff and off-site resources.

Qualifications

• Ability to successfully complete generic and department-specific skills validation and competency testing.
• Understands and practices the importance of proper cleaning and disinfecting of anesthesia equipment; inventory and ordering ability to meet supply and demand; some knowledge of anesthesia equipment and medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Prepares anesthesia supplies preoperatively and postoperatively by cleaning, maintaining, packing, ordering, and inventorying of anesthesia supplies.
• Ensures anesthesia equipment is available for staff. Checks and orders supplies, and replacement materials as needed. Maintains anesthesia workroom and equipment/supplies in clean and aseptic condition.
• Maintains equipment by preparing, testing, setting up, and troubleshooting anesthetic equipment/ventilators. Replaces anesthesia gas tanks, disassembles used anesthesia equipment, and prepares inducers for invasive hemodynamic monitoring. Responds efficiently to turnover anesthesia machine and room. Calibrates and maintains point of care equipment.
• Assists Anesthesiologist / CRNA with patient care procedures and emergencies; supports with central venous lines, arterial lines, IVs, and invasive monitoring equipment.
• Assists in maintaining the security of medications by ensuring access is limited to NH workers and reporting unsecured meds.

Skills

Sterilization & asepsis

Inventory management

Anesthesia equipment knowledge

Emergency responsiveness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Ventilators

Job description

Novant Health in Wilmington, NC is seeking an anesthesia support technician to assist the anesthesia team before, during, and after procedures. This role emphasizes sterilization, inventory, and preparing complex anesthesia supplies to ensure a smooth operating room flow.

You will help monitor equipment, set up monitors and invasive lines when needed, respond to urgent situations, and support medication security, coordinating with nursing staff and off-site resources.