Anesthesia Technician, Registry

UChicago Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine in Chicago, IL is looking for an Anesthesia Technician, Registry to support anesthesia providers across multiple sites in a 100% onsite role. The position involves setting up and maintaining equipment, patient transport, and assisting with airway management in a fast-paced academic medical center.

The role requires a high school diploma, 2+ years OR experience, and BLS certification. It is a 0.2 FTE registry position with rotating shifts and a weekend rotation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least two years of anesthesia technician or OR experience.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification on hire or within first month.

Responsibilities

• Sets up, operates, and troubleshoots anesthesia machines and monitors.
• Prepares anesthesia equipment and supplies before and during cases.
• Assists with patient transport, positioning and airway management.
• Cleans, disinfects, and stores anesthesia equipment per procedures.
• Restocks operating rooms and support spaces.
• Assists with ordering and distribution of equipment and supplies.
• Supports anesthesia services across Hyde Park campus locations.
• Reports malfunctioning or damaged equipment promptly.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Anesthesia equipment

Operating room support

Patient transport

Airway management

Education

High school diploma

2+ years OR experience

Tools

Anesthesia machines

Monitors

Job description

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as an Anesthesia Technician, Registry in our Anesthesiology department at the Hyde Park campus. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You must be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

The Anesthesia Technician supports anesthesia providers and operating room team members by preparing, operating, troubleshooting, cleaning, and maintaining anesthesia equipment and supplies. This position supports surgical and procedural areas throughout the medical center, including the operating rooms, trauma suites, pediatric and obstetric areas, radiology, PACU, ICU, Cath Lab, MRI, emergency department, and other procedural locations.

Essential Job Functions

• Sets up, operates, and troubleshoots anesthesia machines, monitors, and ancillary devices.
• Prepares anesthesia equipment and supplies before and during surgical and procedural cases.
• Assists anesthesia providers with patient transport, positioning, invasive-line preparation, medication retrieval, and routine or difficult intubations and extubations.
• Cleans, disinfects, sterilizes, and stores reusable anesthesia equipment and supplies according to established procedures.
• Restocks operating rooms, anesthesia work areas, and support spaces.
• Assists with the ordering, receipt, organization, and distribution of anesthesia equipment and supplies.
• Supports anesthesia services throughout the Hyde Park campus, including the main operating rooms, DCAM, Comer Children’s Hospital, and Labor and Delivery.
• Maintains equipment and promptly reports malfunctioning or damaged equipment.
• May perform Point-of-Care Testing as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least two years of experience as an anesthesia technician or relevant operating room experience.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification upon hire or within the first month of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful completion of the certification examination requirements established by the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Registry, 0.2 FTE
• Expected Hours: Approximately 8 hours per week
• Shift: Rotating, based on departmental needs
• Weekend Requirement: Every fourth weekend
• Work Location: Onsite – Hyde Park
• Unit/Department: Anesthesiology
• CBA Code: Non-Union

About Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.