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0-5 years of experience
Perform daily system checks on all anesthesia machines; coordinate with
Biological Engineering for preventative maintenance.
- Manage all anesthesia stock carts in the operating rooms and satellite locations.
- Appointed as Laser Safety Officer and Site Safety Office
- Resolved imbalanced inventory issues; reduced inventory expenditures by 50%
10+ years of experience
Supported 8 operating rooms and satellite facilities. Maintained anesthesia cart and purged outdated drugs. Transported patients between ICU and OR.
- Partnered with biomed technicians to assure reliability and accuracy of anesthesia machines, OR equipment, and monitors; participated in the selection and integration of new equipment.
- Called upon to assist with difficult intubations and maintained required equipment.
- Selected set up equipment for Endoscopy, X-Ray, and Angiography for other departments.
- Arranged equipment loans from other hospitals for specialized procedures.
- Received outstanding performance reviews and accolades from doctors for anticipating their needs.
0-5 years of experience
Performed general duties of the certified hospital corpsman which involved basic medicine, anatomy, first aid skills, and pre-operation and post-operation procedures for licensed anesthesiologist, surgeons, and registered nurses for patients’ scheduled surgery
- Provided superior assistance and support to a staff of 20 anesthesiologist and anesthetists with standard pre-operation and post-operation procedures
- Performed monthly preventive maintenance of 20 anesthesia machines, infusion pumps, and clotting machines
- Accounted for and maintained inventory of incoming and outgoing anesthesia machines, and equipment
- Recorded and maintained a written log of all invoices for equipment purchases and repairs
- Maintained and updated all Materials Safety Data Sheets Manuals
6-10 years of experience
In charge of 20 operating rooms, which included positioning patience and preparing them for anesthesia procedure
- Maintained an adequate level of anesthetic supplies and drugs
- Assisted in room turnover by cleaning and restocking the anesthesia cart
- Set up and maintained appropriate equipment as necessary
- Aided in special procedures, such as CPR when traumas occurred in operating rooms
- Cleaned and serviced health center patient and public areas maintaining them in a sanitary, orderly and attractive condition
- Performed a variety of cleaning task such as, dusting, vacuuming, emptying trash, cleaning and sanitizing bathroom fixtures, walls and other surfaces
0-5 years of experience
Assisted the Anesthesiologist with patient preparation and monitoring necessary for the safe administration of anesthesia.
- Assisted with difficult airway intubation, blocks, and spinal procedures.
- Developed and implemented technical and patient care standards in conjunction with nurse manager.
- Maintained anesthesia carts fully stocked as well as the anesthesia workroom.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted anesthesia staff prior, during, and after surgeries to ensure all needs met for optimal patient care
- Monitored efficiency of anesthesia equipment and maintained stock of medical supplies
- Aided anesthesia care providers in any other tasks required
- Assisted operating room staff and patients with their needs when necessary
0-5 years of experience
Handled supply ordering, equipment testing, and new equipment demonstrations for staff
- Trained employees on new equipment and the ability to troubleshoot on that equipment
- Implemented inner and outer departmental inventory control, and scheduled meetings
- Disseminated Calls
0-5 years of experience
Worked directly with anesthesia team to prepare for administration of anesthesia and intubation of patients.
- Responsible for order and stocking all required drugs, maintaining expiration dates of drugs in all anesthesia administering areas in the hospital. (Surgery, PACU, Endoscopy, and Labor & Delivery)
- Provided hands on assistance during intubations and worked quickly to find solutions in the case of difficult or out of department intubations.
- Assisted surgery charge nurse with everyday operations such as answering phones, contacting surgeons, transporting patients, scheduling surgeries, preparing and setting up for scheduled and emergency cases.
- Worked without direct supervision.
0-5 years of experience
Communicates regularly with OR/Anesthesia staff to determine supply and equipment needs for procedures
- Completes and oversees all troubleshooting and maintenance of selected OR equipment and coordinates all repairs with the biomedical team and offsite manufactures
- Maintained surgical inventory in general storage areas and workroom.
- Assisted in setup and turnover of operating suites such as IV’s set, invasive pressure lines and transducers
- Extensive experience providing critical care in a trauma bay setting that included CPR.
- Properly documented and recorded patient vital signs using Epic hyperspace application.
- Assisted with positioning patients for IV’s, blood draws, sutures, lumbar punctures and x-rays.
- Responsible for running point of care testing such as pregnancy and strep test for clinicians
10+ years of experience
Preceptor for Certified Anesthesia Technicians and provided training and orientation for new personnel
- Attended weekly M &M meetings
- Assisted in anesthesia in general/cardiac/neuro O.R.s, radiology, CAT scan, Pet scan, MRI suite, interventional radiology, ultrasound, cath lab, endoscopy, laser bronchoscopy, litho unit, and obstetrics. Knowledgeable in adult, pediatric, and neonatal anesthesia delivery.
- Assisted in invasive monitor insertion and procedures such as: pulmonary catheter, central venous access, arterial lines, regional anesthesia, fiberoptic intubations and is familiar with ASA Difficult Airway Algorithms. Prepared for emergencies and complex cases.
- Performed diversified administrative duties
- Adhered to HIPAA regulations. Ensured departmental compliance with JCAHO and DOH
- Provided laboratory services and fulfilled College of American Pathologists (CAP) requirements. Performed quality controls. Responsible for monthly analysis of all cell savaged blood.
- Overseer for scheduling, vacations, holidays and on-call. Ensured adequate staffing at all times.
0-5 years of experience
Prepared arterial and central venous pressure lines and assisted in their insertion
- Assisted during intubation and extubation
- Ordered medications and set them up via pump or IV
- Experience in trauma environment
- Cleaned, sterilized, tested, calibrated, and performed troubleshooting on anesthesia equipment; as well as kept records of equipment inspections
10+ years of experience
- Prepared and set up equipment for Anesthesia procedures.
- Assisted the Anesthesia staff with the induction and intubation of patients.
- Assisted the Anesthesia staff with the transporting and monitoring of patients to various units.
- Cleaned and maintained anesthesia equipment and supplies.
6-10 years of experience
Inspection, inventory and stocking of two anesthesia workrooms, 20 operating rooms, and 5 satellite-anesthetizing locations.
- Assures cleanliness and sterility of anesthesia equipment in all locations.
- Inspects, maintains, repairs, and calibrates medical equipment used by the department of anesthesia in all anesthetizing locations. Identifies and tags damaged
- Provides direct assistance to anesthesia physicians and nurses at all anesthetizing
- Provides assistance and coverage as needed for transport and processing of blood
- Provides 24-hour on call coverage for liver transplants and other specialized complex
10+ years of experience
Consulted Operating Room schedule to determine supply and equipment needs for procedures; prepared anesthetizing locations for procedures including the setting up and troubleshooting of anesthesia equipment.
- Completed set-ups including: suction, I.V., endotracheal tube, central venous pressure, blood transfusion, arterial pressure, Swan Ganz catheter, cardiac output and made sure the appropriate disposable components were attached.
- Reported malfunctioning equipment to the BioMed Clinical Equipment Department.
- Cleaned anesthesia machines, equipment carts, laryngoscope blades, temperature probes and packaged for delivery to central supply location.
- Stocked anesthesia supplies in all anesthetizing locations including ploss and fiberoptic carts, emergency airway bags and any other anesthesia supply location.
- Obtained supplies, equipment, blood products and pharmaceuticals as requested by anesthesia providers and assisted in their preparations.
- Restocked drawers in anesthesia machines, monitoring equipment various equipment carts and I.V. solution cart.
- Acted as a training resource new anesthesia technicians, by providing technical guidance and instruction as appropriate
- Observed schedule for changes and maintained immediate availability to assist with routine and emergency procedures.
0-5 years of experience
Assist the Anesthesiologist Staff and Residents to help the patient get off to sleep safely
- Place all monitors on the patient, EKG, Blood pressure cuff and pulse-ox and run all monitors
- Yearly check offs on 12 lead EKG
- Help the Nurses in the Operating Rooms to position the patient safely and properly for the surgery
- Run immediate blood samples in the OR room to check critical levels of electrolytes and blood stats
- Help clean and turn over the room after every surgery
- Stock the rooms after the day has finished
0-5 years of experience
Assembled, disinfected, and assisted in the operation of anesthesia machines to ensure patient safety during surgery
- Interacted with an interprofessional healthcare team including technicians, doctors, anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, and physician assistants
- Aided in patient transport after surgeries, safely moving patients from the OR to the post-anesthesia care unit
- Supplied over 20 rotating anesthesiologists with equipment and medications prior to and during surgeries
- Obtained over 900 hours clinical experience in the Operating Room setting
- Proficient in sterile techniques and sterilization of surgical equipment
- Designed layout of anesthesia supplies and equipment in Longwood MEEI prior to its opening
- Knowledge of Aestiva and Penlon machines, as well as fiber optic endoscopes
- Maintained inventory and cleanliness of the anesthesia supply stockroom
0-5 years of experience
Set up and maintain adult and pediatric Anesthesia equipment
- Assisted Anesthesiologist during surgery
- Assisted perfusion team during open heart surgeries
- Prepared blood samples for testing, including ACT and TEG tests
- Perfusion cell saver operator
- Performed blood gases
- Configured vigileo monitors
0-5 years of experience
Assists anesthesia staff with administering Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) and general anesthesia to patients in an outpatient surgery center.
- Maintains cleanliness and restocking of all anesthesia equipment and supplies.
- Assists with patient positioning and transport to PACU.
- Reports all reordering of anesthesia supplies to the Inventory Control Manager on a weekly basis.
- Records the usage and sterilization of LMA’s on a daily basis.
- Adheres to all hospital and patient privacy policies.
10+ years of experience
Performs routine and specialized tests in clinical laboratories for treatment and diagnosis using standard techniques and equipment
- Conducts auto transfusion, cardiac determinations, hemodynamic monitoring, and other analytical tests
- Maintains and provides quality control of pressure monitoring systems
- Trains and advises staff on current clinic specific procedures, research, and tests
- Maintain inventory levels for daily workloads and reorders supplies needed for operational requirements
- Provides on-call services to multiple health centers in order to manage high case loads
10+ years of experience
Performs routine and specialized tests in clinical laboratories for treatment and diagnosis using standard techniques and equipment
- Conducts auto transfusion, cardiac determinations, hemodynamic monitoring, and other analytical tests
- Maintains and provides quality control of pressure monitoring systems
- Trains and advises staff on current clinic specific procedures, research, and tests
- Maintain inventory levels for daily workloads and reorders supplies needed for operational requirements
- Provides on-call services to multiple health centers in order to manage high case loads
0-5 years of experience
- Demonstrated an encouraging and dedicated persona daily and remained a positive perspective throughout the days challenges and schedule shifts.
- Effectively Supported the OR Heart Team, Rex Healthcare, North Carolina
- Practiced Maximum patient safety on a daily bases while building a solidified patient and doctor relationship.
- Prioritized patients daily care according to daily schedules while providing direct communication between the OR Schedulers and Team Leaders
- Prepped patients for morning cases, by placing leads for monitoring, helped with IV set-up as well as patient intubation.
- Proactively maintained cleanliness while setting up equipment for the patients rooms before and after surgeries
- Performed preventive maintenance on emergency equipment such as Pyxis Machines, Level Ones, ACTs, Med Pumps, and Ultrasound machines which helps in monitoring during patient surgeries.
- Communicated directly with OR staff and Doctors about daily case changes and cancelations.
- Assisted Anesthesiologists with sterile and non-sterile dressing catheters and TEE probes.
- Delivered specimens and blood work to and from the hospital lab and blood bank.
0-5 years of experience
Assist anesthesiologists in monitoring of patients including electrocardiogram (EKG), direct arterial pressure, central venous pressure, arterial blood gas, hematocrit, or routine measurement of temperature, respiration, blood pressure and heart rate.
- Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications, and gases.
- Participate in seminars, workshops, or other professional activities to keep abreast of developments in anesthesiology.
- Stock all anesthesia supplies throughout the hospital where anesthesia is performed.
- Set up and assist in cardiac cases.
- Provide airway management interventions including tracheal intubation, fiber optics, or ventilary support.
- Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors.
0-5 years of experience
Assisting the anesthesiologist and/orCRNA with non-clinical patient care.
- Accessed patient medical status and notified physicians of clinical changes
- Completed maintenance checks of clinical equipment to assure functioning.
- Maintained and ordered supplies pre and post operatively.
0-5 years of experience
- Level 1 trauma center, adult and pediatric cardiac center, cranial and spinal surgeries, general surgeries.
- Acts as the Anesthesia Tech Lead/Charge in the absence of the Lead Tech; assigns daily tasks for all Anesthesia Techs; creates and maintains Anesthesia Tech work schedules.
- Performs basic maintenance on anesthesia equipment for surgical use; troubleshoots and conducts preventive maintenance; arranges for back-up equipment in the event of equipment failure; cleans and disinfects equipment after use.
- BLS (Basic Life Saving) certified, includes CPR and AED. (2/2014)
0-5 years of experience
Responsible to Anesthesiologist for assistance with intubation, arterial and central lines
- Assist surgical staff by setting up, calibrating, sterilizing, operating and checking all
- Checks, maintains and restocks anesthesia machines after each case
- Supports on call, after hours and weekend shifts to assist with emergency cases
- Works closely with patients to ensure their care is of the highest quality and satisfaction
- Mentors with Anesthesiologists and Surgery nurses to perfect skill sets
- Troubleshoots malfunctioning equipment by replacing various system
- Acts in a lead capacity over other Anesthesia Techs, as needed
6-10 years of experience
Assist the anesthesiologists, residents, and nurse anesthetists in clinical procedures
- Maintain sufficient supply stock in provincial anesthesia carts, emergency code boxes, etc
- Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot various equipment
- Keep inventory and orders to par level
- Follow infection control procedures to maintain cleanliness of anesthesia apparatuses and monitors
0-5 years of experience
Support anesthesia care providers during invasive monitoring and vascular access procedures.
- Ensure supplies and equipment are assembled as appropriate for procedures.
- Procure additional supplies and equipment during procedure as needed.
- Understand procedures, terminology, equipment, and medications used during anesthesia.
- Assist in preparing and setting up intravenous fluids for the daily caseload.
0-5 years of experience
Assess each patients’ anesthetic requirements through exam, history, clinical presentation and labwork to develop most appropriate protocol
- Utilize most recent, up to date pain management protocols and techniques to provide exceptional comfort for each patients’ needs
- Monitor and make adjustments to inhaled and injectable anesthesia and sedation through assessment of vitals of healthy and critical patients
- Recover patients to ensure their comfort and safety based on surgery performed, breed specifications, and other contributing factors
- Discharge patients from hospital, educating clients on proper aftercare, medications, and possible compromises and risks
0-5 years of experience
Assist the Anesthesiologist and Nurse Anesthetist in all phases of patient care in the operating room.
- Assist with surgery preparation, transporting, monitoring, induction, and intubation of patients.
- Prepare and set up equipment for Anesthesia procedures.
- Clean and sterilize anesthesia instruments and equipment.
- Ensure the workroom, carts, and outreach areas are well stocked.
- Order supplies and equipment, and meet with sales representatives from medical supply companies.
- Maintain equipment by evaluating performance, inspecting for defects, and scheduling repairs.
- Orient, teach, and oversee students in the operating room and anesthesia workroom.
0-5 years of experience
Assist and provide for safe patient care in the surgical/Anesthesia environment.
- Provide assistance in patient care during surgical/Anesthesia events.
- Provide support for Anesthesiologists in the Cardiac Operating Room Suites.
- Anesthesia machines and equipment maintenance, decontamination, and troubleshooting.
- Maintenance of Anesthesia supplies/stock in assigned areas.
- Support for Anesthesiologists in Ambulatory areas: Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, MRI, etc.
10+ years of experience
Responsible for ordering surgical supplies and gathering special equipment needed for surgery
- Ensure the highest possible quality of cleanliness, germ control, odor control, and all levels of sanitation within the operating room setting
- Assist in transportation of the patient and delivering of specimens to the laboratory
- Responsible for properly assisting the circulator in prepping and positioning of the patient for surgical procedures
- Charting patients information (Electronic Medical Records)
- Entry level I.T.
0-5 years of experience
Assists anesthesiologists, CRNA’s and AA’s before, during and after surgeries
- Assists with the administration and monitoring of anesthesia, vital signs monitoring, and patient positioning
- Maintains three different surgical areas ensuring that all items are stocked and sterile for upcoming surgeries
- Assists MD’s with the placement of central lines, arterial blood pressure monitoring, and epidural nerve blocks
- Established excellent reputation among surgical doctors, nurses and administrative
0-5 years of experience
Assists with safety of patients in operating room
- Set up specialty anesthesia equipment/supplies in all anesthesia areas
- Act as a resource person for anesthesia team with regard to equipment, supplies, instruments and set-ups
- To operate as part of the anesthesia team by assisting the anesthesiologist and the CRNA in the administration and maintenance of general and regional anesthesia, by maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting the various equipment used, and by stocking and maintaining par levels of all anesthesia supplies and drugs.
- Lead Tech in 2nd Shift and a resource person for the CRNA and Assisting in Level one Trauma.
0-5 years of experience
Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery machines and monitors of a 15 operating room surgical unit.
- Verify and maintain availability of anesthesia supplies, drugs, and airway management equipment.
- Install anesthesia machines, monitors, and connected equipment in all operating rooms throughout hospital.
- Follow infection control procedures to maintain cleanliness of the anesthesia equipment and monitors.
6-10 years of experience
Assist anesthesia providers in the acquisition, preparation and application of the equipment and supplies required for the administration of anesthesia.
- Responsible for preparing, testing and setting up equipment.
- Troubleshoot equipment for repairs and perform preventive maintenance.
- Clean, sterilize, disinfect, stock, and order routine anesthesia equipment and supplies.
- Provide direct patient care and indirect actions to assist smooth functioning of operating room.
0-5 years of experience
Maintain adequate levels of anesthesia medications, restock drug drawers, monitor drug charges and communicate variances to medical and nursing personnel
- Handle anesthesia agents and cylinder gases while monitoring for drug outdates
- Assists anesthesia personnel with setup and insertion of invasive monitoring lines, catheters, temporary pacemakers, and central lines for hemodynamic monitoring
- Assists with preparing equipment such as ventilators, suction, airway equipment, and fluid/body warmers
- Assemble transducers, invasive lines, rapid fluid infusers, and specialty trays
- Maintains anesthesia equipment, cleans, calibrates, and replaces soda lime
- Help with transporting and positioning patients; may transport pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to ICU to ensure equipment safety
- Assists with case and room turnovers
0-5 years of experience
Retrieves 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 list.
- Responsible for inventory management
- Troubleshooting equipment
0-5 years of experience
Manage Anesthesia Equipment- research possible alternatives as new products become available. Work with product representatives and doctors to find products that best meet the department needs.
- Stock medications in operating rooms and perioperative areas.
- Set up rooms preoperatively for surgical cases according to type of case and surgeon’s preferences.
- Monitor supply levels of surgical and anesthesia supplies; order accordingly and maintain an organized inventory.
- Maintain a clean and organized work environment in both operating rooms and surrounding areas
- Assist surgeons, anesthesia staff, and nursing staff as needed, including patient care, preoperative preps, and logging and transporting surgical specimens
0-5 years of experience
Assists the Anesthesiologist with the placement of lines when needed.
- Sets up the following items when needed: Rapid Infuser and other complex infusion lines.
- Places non-invasive monitors on patients appropriately (ie. EKG, NIBP, Sa02, Skin temp, Precordial stethoscope).
- Positions patients for anesthetic procedures.
- Assists the anesthesia providers in the operating room with critical patients.
- Performs cleaning and preventative maintenance on anesthesia equipment and other related equipment/devices.
- Maintains supply inventory of anesthesia storage locations and related Inventory Control functions.
- Participates in in-services and continuing education of the Anesthesia Support Personnel.
0-5 years of experience
Turnover Anesthesia machine in between OR cases
- Restock Anesthesia supply cart
- Perform Hemocue and Glucometer tests on patients during surgery
- Obtain blood products from blood bank when directed
- Assist Anesthesiologists and CRNA’s in getting patients ready for surgery, transporting to the OR
- Restock Code Box/Pediatric Cart when necessary
- Run Glide scopes/Stylets/Fiber Optic Scopes and SICU Scopes thru STERIS machine as needed
0-5 years of experience
Assist in turning over OR rooms to ensure readiness for next patient
- Responsible for cleaning, stocking, and maintaining the functioning of anesthesia equipment
- Assist anesthesia provider when needed
- May involve making IV and monitoring lines such as arterial, venous, and PA catheters
- Monitor and maintain emergency cart
- May be asked to transport blood samples within facility
0-5 years of experience
Assist anesthesia Providers when starting and ending cases
- Assembly, operate, evaluate and maintain equipment used for cardiovascular and neurological monitoring.
- Clean and restock anesthesia machine, equipment and carts, replacing used consumables to be attached to the anesthesia machine.
- Take the Lead Anesthesia Tech duties upon the Supervisor request and/or when the Supervisor is absent (Run the board and make daily schedule, check the team’s work progress ).
- Run the cell salvage machine (auto-transfusion)
- Scheduling charge (Staff Scheduler): create and balance the schedule (plus the call schedule) on the ETM (Employees Time management) system, analyze and approve submitted requests for time-off, assist coworkers with their inputs in the ETM (time card) system. Schedule the board runner tech on a rotational basis.
- Anesthesia Tech Educator: Organize and lead learning discussions on selected topics, on a monthly basis.
6-10 years of experience
Set up for heart case (Scrubbing in & Setting up sterile field for Anesthesiologist)
- Assist with Intubations
- Making IV Lines/ Arteriole Lines
- Hands on along with Anesthesiologist & CRNA with Patient Care
- Troubleshoot Anesthesia Machines
- Turn over & set up rooms for next surgical procedures
- Order & restock Anesthesia supplies
- Create call schedule for a team 5
6-10 years of experience
Provides support to the Anesthesia Team and maintenance of anesthesia supplies and equipment.
- Maintains supply of inventory for anesthesia workroom and carts
- Deliver labs to blood banks
- Deliver labs to designated departments
- Maintains cleanliness and stocking of Anesthetic machines and equipment
6-10 years of experience
- Assisted in examination and treatment of patients
- Prepared instruments and anesthesia machine before each case
- Transported lab tests and communicated results
- Prepared patients for surgeries
- Assisted in code blue response
- Assisted in intubation of patients
0-5 years of experience
- Assisted the anesthesiologist in the operating rooms.
- Changed and replace surgical instruments and ordered drugs supplies.
- Filed anesthesia medical reports.
- Restock and setup anesthesia equipment for scheduled surgery
0-5 years of experience
Reads operating room schedule, anticipates needs and ensure availability of supplies and equipment’s for the provision of anesthesia services
- Stocks, setup and maintain anesthesia specialty cart and machine
- Maintain anesthesia supplies machines and equipment in aseptic and functional condition
- Joint the professional team member of operating room to do various tasks such as; maintain cleaning supplies equipment, instrument turn over and disinfection in soiled utility room and transport patients to the operating room.
- Restock all surgical supplies ordered to their various places
6-10 years of experience
Point of Contact as a senior technician during off hours and/or absence of superiors
- Set up and maintain pediatric anesthesia cardiac, neuro, spine, ortho, ENT, and urology OR’s.
- Prioritize daily anesthesia equipment according to acuity and scheduled patient procedure
- Assist Anesthesiologists with IV, Central line placement, and difficult airway situations
- Perform daily maintenance on anesthesia equipment not limited to gas ventilators, fiber optic scopes, and all intubation equipment
0-5 years of experience
- Responsible for the set up and tear down of the anesthesia equipment in the OR before and after each case.
- On call to thirty OR rooms at a time to bring needed equipment during surgical cases and assisting Anesthesia providers when needed.
- Performs equipment safety checks; Gem- premier, Sure Step Pro, Anesthesia machines, i-stat.
- Assembles all necessary equipment and airway support equipment for anesthesia performed in CAT scan, MRI, GI lab/ ERCP, EP lab, Heart Center, and ECT.
- Has knowledge of all anesthesia equipment used by the Anesthesia staff.
- Communicates with other team members (including Anesthesia personnel) about changes in equipment and or the departmental schedules to optimize care for the patient.
- Assist in evaluation of new products, equipment, policies, and standards.
0-5 years of experience
- Provides support services for anesthesiologist and nurses during procedures
- Performs routine maintenance checks of equipment used during various operations
- Maintains continuous communication between doctors, nurses, and staff for quality of care towards patients
- Daily record keeping of outdates, equipment malfunctions, and work performed
- Work independently.
Anesthesia Tech Duties and Responsibilities
While the day-to-day duties and responsibilities of an anesthesia tech are determined by where they work, there are many core tasks associated with the role. Based on our analysis of job listings, these include:
Set Up and Breakdown Anesthesia Equipment Anesthesia techs engage in various pre-operation responsibilities such as setting up the anesthesia gas machine and checking gas lines. They prepare supplies for intubation, central breathing lines, oxygen measurement tools and more. After surgery is complete, anesthesia techs enter the operating room to break down this equipment.
Perform Equipment Testing Checking, calibrating, and testing medical equipment such as machines, monitors, invasive lines, and pharmaceuticals is the job of anesthesia techs. Anesthesia techs keep daily records of their equipment inspections. They are required to troubleshoot any identified problems. When anesthesia equipment malfunctions, they make sure it is repaired or replaced.
Conduct Preventative Maintenance and Sterilization Sterilization and cleaning of anesthesia equipment is another primary responsibility of anesthesia techs. They perform aseptic techniques according to established standards of care and infection control. They are in charge of making sure all equipment is safe to use on patients and free of any unhealthy bacteria.
Facilitate Patient Care Anesthesia techs support other members of the anesthesia care team. They may be called upon to transport a patient to the operating room. Anesthesia technicians often operate a variety of mechanical equipment to evaluate and manage a patient’s condition while they are undergoing anesthesia. Successful techs maintain an effective working relationship with staff, managers, physicians, patients and their families. They positively contribute to a strong team culture.
Stock Anesthesia Supplies Stocking needed supplies in any anesthetizing areas is another vital responsibility of anesthesia techs. They restock supplies in bronchoscopy carts, pediatric carts, emergency room airway bags, and other supply locations. Anesthesia techs also spot opportunities for improving efficiency and containing costs in their department.
Anesthesia Tech Skills and Qualifications
Successful anesthesia techs can comfortably multi-task and quickly follow directions. Employers typically look for candidates with a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and graduation from an accredited training program, or at least one year of experience as a healthcare provider. They also look for potential employees to have the following skills:
- Anesthesia administration – although anesthetic techs do not perform anesthesia on patients, it is vital that they understand the process since they work with anesthesia delivery systems
- Medical equipment maintenance – anesthesia techs perform first-level maintenance on a variety of anesthesia tools
- Communication skills – since their job requires interaction with surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and patients, anesthesia techs must have strong interpersonal skills to be successful
- Organizational skills – anesthesia techs are charged ordering, disinfecting, and stocking many supplies, which they must organize according to standard procedures and guidelines
Anesthesia Education and Training
Anesthesia techs can obtain employment with a high school diploma and a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association. Many anesthesia techs receive on-the-job training, however some technicians complete an accredited anesthesia technology training program, or obtain an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. Formal certification and a minimum of one full year’s experience as an anesthesia tech is most attractive to employers.
Anesthesia Tech Salary and Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) lists the median annual salary of anesthesia techs, considered as surgical technologists, as $46,310. The lowest ten percent of workers in this field make less than $32,470. The highest ten percent of workers earn more than $67,000. Industry employment for surgical technologists is expected to grow by 12 percent through 2026, a rate the BLS describes as faster than average for all occupations. Aging baby boomers are expected to pursue surgeries to improve their quality of life, which requires the need for more anesthesia techs.
Helpful Resources
We searched the web to find the best industry resources to help you continue exploring a career as an anesthesia tech. From industry groups to top rated manuals, this list is packed with opportunities to learn, connect, and engage.
American Society of Anesthesia Technologists – the official certifying body for anesthesia technologists with career and education resources as well as latest job postings in the field.
American Society of Anesthesiologists – get career guidance, training resources, and education on the latest techniques and education.
The Anesthesia Technician and Technologist’s Manual: All You Need to Know for Study and Reference – learn everything you need to know to successfully manage the day-to-day duties of an anesthesia technician or technologist.
Understanding Anesthesia Equipment – this step-by-step guide will walk you through the basics of anesthesia equipment.
Anesthesia Technician Survival Guide 2nd Edition – learn how to navigate the operation room as an anesthesia technician.
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