Associate Anesthesia Technician - Providence Alaska Medical Center

Providence Health and Services; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 29,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, AK, is hiring for Associate Anesthesia Technician positions with full-time schedules, including variable shifts. Two openings are currently listed.

Under supervision, you will support anesthesia teams by preparing instruments, maintaining sterile environments, and restocking supplies to ensure patient safety. The role requires BLS at hire and at least 1 year of hospital experience for external candidates, or equivalent OR Assistant II competencies

Qualifications

• Requires BLS from American Heart Association at time of hire.
• External candidates need 1 year of clinical hospital experience.
• Internal candidates must have equivalent OR Assistant II competencies.

Responsibilities

• Under direct supervision, assist anesthesia and nursing staff in the operating room; maintain a safe, hazard-free, clean environment to support patient care.
• Handle anesthesia instruments, equipment, and supplies; restock medications as needed; assist during crises with critical thinking and multitasking.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Job description

This posting is for multiple openings of Associate Anesthesia Technician position at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, AK!

Currently available schedules:

• 2 positions open for Full time, 0.9 FTE, Variable shifts, 40 hours per week schedules.

Under direct supervision the Operating Room Anesthesia Assistants provide general support to Anesthesia and Nursing staff in the Operating Room. Activities focus on maintaining a safe, hazard free, clean environment that facilitates patient focused care. OR Anesthesia Assistants handle equipment and supplies, clean and decontaminate Anesthesia Equipment and may help RN's with other duties as assigned. Assists Anesthesiologists by processing anesthesia instruments, providing equipment, and restocking supplies and medications. Requires detail oriented person that has ability to multitask and have critical thinking skills to assist Anesthesia personnel during crisis.

Required Qualifications:

• Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
• 1 year External candidates must have one year clinical experience in a hospital or equivalent.
• Internal candidates must have equivalent competencies of an Operating Room Assistant II.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Coursework/Training: Completed training as a Certified Nursing Assistant.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Address: AK Anchorage 3200 Providence Dr

Work Location: Providence Alaska Medical Ctr-Anchorage

Workplace Type: On-site

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Multiple shifts available

Pay Range: $21.16 - $32.37

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

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