Anesthesia Technician
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Job Opportunity at UPMC Mercy - Anesthesia Technician
Schedule: Daylight shift from 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM, with rotating call, holidays, and weekends.
Qualifications: While anesthesia tech experience is preferred, it is not required.
Sign-On Bonus Eligible! Up to $15k!
Join our dedicated team at UPMC Mercy and contribute to providing exceptional patient care. If you are passionate about healthcare and looking for a dynamic work environment, we encourage you to apply!
Your individual expertise and qualifications will guide us in placing you in the perfect job title and salary range.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
ASATT Certified Anesthesia Technician (Cer.A.T.) preferred
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Schedule: Daylight shift from 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM, with rotating call, holidays, and weekends.
Qualifications: While anesthesia tech experience is preferred, it is not required.
Sign-On Bonus Eligible! Up to $15k!
Join our dedicated team at UPMC Mercy and contribute to providing exceptional patient care. If you are passionate about healthcare and looking for a dynamic work environment, we encourage you to apply!
Your individual expertise and qualifications will guide us in placing you in the perfect job title and salary range.
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
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Created: 2024-08-27
Reference: 6228284139
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
City: Pittsburgh
ZIP: 15216
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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