Lead Anesthesia & Perfusion Technician — Cardiac OR

USA Health; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

USA Health in Mobile, AL is seeking a Lead Anesthesia/Perfusion Technician. This senior role provides direct clinical support and coordinates day-to-day operations across anesthesia and perfusion services.

Responsibilities include coordinating workflow, ensuring equipment readiness, maintaining supplies, mentoring staff, and supporting after-hours perfusion call rotations while collaborating with physicians, CRNAs, surgeons, and nurses to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.

Responsibilities

• The Lead Anesthesia/Perfusion Technician serves as the senior technical resource for Anesthesia and Perfusion Services, providing direct clinical support and day-to-day operational coordination.
• This position functions primarily as a Lead Anesthesia Technician by coordinating workflow, ensuring equipment readiness, maintaining supply availability, and supporting anesthesia providers across procedural areas.
• After designated daytime hours, the Lead Technician transitions to Perfusion Technician responsibilities and participates in the perfusion call rotation, assisting with cardiovascular procedures and emergent perfusion-related support.
• In addition to clinical responsibilities, the Lead Anesthesia/Perfusion Technician serves as a departmental resource for onboarding, training, quality improvement initiatives, and process standardization.
• This role collaborates closely with anesthesiologists, CRNAs, perfusionists, surgeons, nurses, and support departments to ensure patient safety, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and continuous readiness of anesthesia and perfusion equipment and services.
• Provides leadership and coordination for daily anesthesia technician operations.
• Coordinates assignments, workflow, and coverage for anesthesia technician staff.
• Assists with onboarding, training, competency validation, and mentoring of new team members.
• Serves as a resource for equipment troubleshooting, workflow concerns, and departmental processes.
• Provides anesthesia technician support during regular business hours.
• Prepares, stocks, and maintains anesthesia machines, airway equipment, monitors, carts, and supplies.
• Assists anesthesia providers during invasive line placement procedures, airway management activities, regional anesthesia procedures, and other perioperative patient care activities within the technician scope of practice.
• Assists with advancement and setup activities related to specialized monitoring and invasive catheter procedures as directed by anesthesia providers.
• Oversees inventory management and collaborates with vendors and supply chain to maintain appropriate stock levels.
• Ensures compliance with departmental standards, infection prevention practices, accreditation requirements, and patient safety initiatives.
• Participates in quality improvement projects, equipment evaluations, and process improvement efforts.
• Provides perfusion technician support after designated daytime hours and participates in the perfusion call schedule.
• Assists perfusionists with the setup, maintenance, and turnover of cardiopulmonary bypass and related perfusion equipment.
• Supports emergent and after-hours cardiovascular procedures requiring perfusion services.
• Maintains readiness of perfusion equipment, supplies, and emergency response resources.
• Functions as a liaison between anesthesia, perfusion, nursing, supply chain, biomedical engineering, and other support departments to promote efficient operations and communication.
• Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
• Regular and prompt attendance
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required
• Related duties as assigned

Skills

Equipment learning

Equipment maintenance

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organization

Teamwork

Mentoring

Confidentiality

Urgent response

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

USA Health in Mobile, AL is seeking a Lead Anesthesia/Perfusion Technician. This senior role provides direct clinical support and coordinates day-to-day operations across anesthesia and perfusion services.

Responsibilities include coordinating workflow, ensuring equipment readiness, maintaining supplies, mentoring staff, and supporting after-hours perfusion call rotations while collaborating with physicians, CRNAs, surgeons, and nurses to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance.