Technician - Anesthesia - Irregular Part-Time, Shifts Vary

Phelps County Regional Medical Center; Rolla (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Phelps Health is seeking an Anesthesia Technician to support the anesthesia and surgery departments, ensuring efficient operations and timely availability of equipment and supplies.

The role involves inventory management, assisting with procedures, room turnover, credentialing tasks, and liaison work with biomedical engineering and vendors. Prior hospital experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate degree preferred.
• Minimum of one year in hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintains inventory and orders anesthesia equipment and supplies in a cost efficient manner.
• Gathers needed supplies and assists with nerve blocks, epidurals, intubations, coordination of repairs, drawing of intra-operative labs, and remote anesthesia services.
• Assists in room turnover in the procedural areas.
• Supports credentialing and CME files; assists with scheduling of and maintains certification files for BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP.
• Liaises between biomedical engineering, supplies and materials management, and vendors.
• Monitors sterile field and timeout compliance with anesthesia procedures.
• Assists with anesthesia clinic duties when available.
• Liaises with AHEC and Anesthesia Department for anesthesia and medical students.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree preferred

Job description

General Summary

The Anesthesia Technician performs tasks and functions which support the efficient operations of the Anesthesia department and Surgery department working closely with the Anesthesia department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains inventory and orders anesthesia equipment and supplies in a cost efficient manner. Coordinates ongoing anesthesia equipment maintenance.
• Gathers needed supplies and assists with peripheral nerve blocks, epidurals, intubations, coordination of repairs, drawing of intra-operative labs, and in remote anesthesia services.
• Assists in room turnover in the procedural areas.
• Assists with departmental functions such as maintenance of department credentialing and CME files. Assists with scheduling of and maintains certification files for BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP. Assists in performing quality improvement as needed. Assists with onboarding of new providers in department.
• Serves as liaison between biomedical engineering, supplies and materials management, and vendors when needed.
• Monitors sterile field and timeout compliance with anesthesia procedures.
• Assists with anesthesia clinic duties when available
• Serves as liaison between AHEC and Anesthesia Department for anesthesia and medical students.

Education

High School Diploma or GED required. Associate degree preferred

Work Experience

Minimum of one year in hospital setting

Certification/License

America Heart Association BLS required

Mental/Physical Requirements

Considerable mental concentration required. Lifting up to 35 lbs., turning activities and nearly constant walking required. Standing, turning, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching.

Working Conditions

Operating room suite conditions with occasional predictable periods of high pressure due to trauma and other critical situations.

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