Anesthesia Technician
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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UPMC is hiring a Full-Time, Anesthesia Technician position to support the Harrisburg hospital.
Prior medical experience is required for the anesthesia technician role, as it involves collaboration with multiple departments, including the Cath lab and EP.
The position features a rotating schedule during days and evenings. Work hours are primarily on weekdays, but the role requires participation in every seventh weekend and holiday rotation with other team members.
Candidates must be available during both days and evenings to be considered for the position.
Hours: 6:45am-3:15pm and 2:45pm-11:15pm
Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!
The position includes a substantial sign-on bonus, which varies based on experience and education, ranging from $5,000 to $15,000.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
UPMC is hiring a Full-Time, Anesthesia Technician position to support the Harrisburg hospital.
Prior medical experience is required for the anesthesia technician role, as it involves collaboration with multiple departments, including the Cath lab and EP.
The position features a rotating schedule during days and evenings. Work hours are primarily on weekdays, but the role requires participation in every seventh weekend and holiday rotation with other team members.
Candidates must be available during both days and evenings to be considered for the position.
Hours: 6:45am-3:15pm and 2:45pm-11:15pm
Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!
The position includes a substantial sign-on bonus, which varies based on experience and education, ranging from $5,000 to $15,000.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains anesthesia supplies and drugs by establishing inventory levels; requisitioning supplies and drugs; restocking supply and drug inventories
- Efficiently transports gas machines and other anesthesia equipment and supplies to and from outside of Operating Room off-site locations.
- Assist with offsite anesthesia cases.
- Retrieves, carries, and appropriately distributes necessary medications to the Anesthesiologist, CRNA, or PA for the preparation or care of a patient for anesthesia.
- Effectively communicate with anesthesia and operating room staff to assure daily operating room assignments are prioritized at the start of each shift. Remains accessible in operating rooms at all times.
- Disassemble, decontaminate and sterilize anesthesia equipment and supplies. Report equipment problems to Chief Anesthesia Technician.
- Retrieve and appropriately distributes the equipment necessary to prepare a patient for anesthesia. This includes specialty equipment for invasive lines and monitoring, difficult airway, and pediatric procedures.
- Appropriately stocks the carts and surgical suites with the required supplies as outlined on the anesthesia surgical suite stock par list.
- Operate Blood Cell Saver.
- Participate in turning over rooms assuring minimal downtime between cases.
- Maintains equipment by preparing, testing, and setting up a variety of anesthetic equipment for surgical use; troubleshooting equipment for problems or repairs; performing preventative maintenance and routine cleaning.
- Supports the anesthesia provider by setting up IV's, central venous lines and arterial lines; assembling necessary drugs, syringes, needles; opening prepackaged sterile trays.
- Assist with the pre, intra and post-operative placement of invasive monitoring lines, such as arterial, venous, and PA catheters.
- Assists in the delivery of blood samples to the lab and retrieval of blood products.
- Does Point of Care (POC) diagnostic laboratory assays/testing procedures, after an initial approved competency has been completed.
- Maintains an adequate supply of all stock items in work room and keeps the work room clean and in an orderly condition.
- Assists with lines and specialty room set-ups.
- Assist with difficult airway management.
- Maintain complete and accurate records and reports.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED and 1 year of anesthesia, emergency/medical or related experience required
- OR Graduate from an accredited Anesthesia Tech school or program required
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
ASATT Certified Anesthesia Technician (Cer.A.T.) preferred - Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Created: 2024-08-22
Reference: 6281151161
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
City: Harrisburg
ZIP: 17101
About UPMC Senior Communities
Founded in: 1893
Number of Employees: 110000
Website: https://www.upmc.com/
Career site: https://careers.upmc.com/
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