Technician - Anesthesia | Irregular Part-Time, Shifts Vary

LE01 Phelps County Regional Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Phelps Health is seeking an Anesthesia Technician to support the Anesthesia and Surgery departments. You will manage equipment inventories, assist with nerve blocks, intubations, and intra-operative labs, and help maintain sterile fields during procedures.

The role includes room turnover, credentialing support, and coordination with biomedical engineering and vendors. A high school diploma is required; an associate degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree preferred.

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

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.

At Phelps Health, we think we have a better team, benefits, and opportunities for growth than anyone else around, and we invite you to see for yourself!

Phelps Health serves over 200,000 residents in south-central Missouri.

Phelps Health is county-owned, non-tax supported and is overseen by a five-member elected board.

Phelps Health employs more than 1,900 people, including 100-plus providers.

Phelps Health, which includes a hospital licensed for 240 patient beds, serves a six-county area, with its main campus and several clinics located in Rolla, Missouri.

Phelps Health also has clinics in Salem, St. James, Vienna and Waynesville, Missouri.