Anesthesia Technologist

Hours: 1:30 PM – 10:30 PM; Holidays, weekends, and call-back as needed.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Patient Care Support (20%): Assist in the care of patients undergoing anesthesia by preparing equipment, placing monitors, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring availability of specialized equipment. Communicate with anesthesiologists, residents, CRNAs, and anesthesia technologists throughout the day. Assist with difficult intubations and the placement of central line catheters.
• Operational Support (20%): Operate the cell-saver machine, document lab reports, and participate in advanced surgical cases such as cardiac, liver transplant, vascular, thoracic, and trauma surgeries. Collaborate directly with faculty Division Chiefs of designated specialties and provide on-call coverage.
• Equipment Maintenance (20%): Ensure that anesthesia equipment is in good working order through preventive maintenance. Set up, operate sophisticated equipment, and perform advanced troubleshooting as the key resource for specialized equipment maintenance.
• Training and Development (15%): Assist in the development and implementation of in-service training programs. Aid in training staff on the roles and responsibilities of an anesthesia technologist.
• Equipment Set-up and Troubleshooting (15%): Conduct equipment setup and troubleshooting, including testing infusion pumps, nerve stimulators, defibrillators, transport monitors, calibrating anesthesia machines, and connecting fiberoptic bronchoscopes to video monitors.
• Room Preparation (5%): Set up operating rooms between cases, prepare carts throughout the day, and provide complete service setup at the end of the day. Collaborate with other units to ensure the availability of specialized anesthesia equipment for out-of-OR procedures.
• Shift Supervision Support (5%): Provide backup to the shift supervisor in their absence due to vacation or illness. Perform additional duties as assigned by the Shift Supervisor or Chief Anesthesia Technologist.

Required Qualifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Two years of experience as an Anesthesia Technologist.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A four-year college education, including related technical training; or a two-year college education that included technical training closely related to this position and two years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certification by the registry of the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists or another nationally recognized professional certifying body is preferred.