Anesthesia Technician

Townsen Memorial Hospital is looking for a Full-Time Anesthesia Technician to join our team at our Med Center location in Houston, TX

The Anesthesia Technician is responsible for assisting the anesthesia team prior to, during, and following patient procedures in various operating rooms. The Anesthesia Technician must be proficient in the sterilization, maintenance, packing, and resupplying of the most complex anesthesia equipment in the operating room, and when available, responds to codes with anesthesia.

The Anesthesia Technician checks and supplies anesthesia carts and machines, checks, and replaces anesthesia gas tanks, disassembles used anesthesia equipment, disinfects machines and supply carts, replaces used products and prepares transducers for invasive hemodynamic monitoring. This position has significant patient contact while assisting in transport and procedures. This position works collaboratively with Anesthesia and Nursing staff. In addition, the incumbent assists with the preparation of anesthesia supplies both preoperatively and post operatively by cleaning, maintaining, packaging, ordering, and inventorying of anesthesia supplies

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Participates as the primary assistant to Anesthesia for procedures in the Operating Room.
• Prepares anesthesia supplies:

Preoperative

• Ensure anesthesia carts are supplied and machines are in each room prior to the beginning of the surgery schedule and between procedures. Checks and replaces anesthesia gas tanks as needed.
• Retrieve special anesthesia supplies that are anticipated and/or requested by the person administering the anesthetic before and during surgery.
• Prepares complex equipment and supplies for hemodynamic monitoring. This varies based on location and may include EKG, pulse oximeter, and nerve simulators.
• Ensures monitoring equipment and supplies are ready.
• Ensures the anesthesia machine is ready for use including troubleshooting and correcting problems. May perform daily anesthesia equipment inspections including suction, electrical plugs, gas connections, oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders.
• May assist in positioning patients for procedures.

Intraoperative

• Provide and set up disposable materials needed to collect shed blood. Based on location, may set up equipment for delivering salvaged and banked blood products with Cell Saver and Rapid infuser.
• Aseptically assemble autotransfusion disposables.
• Assist in dressing and securing IVs.
• Assist Anesthesia during intubating and extubating procedures as directed.
• Restock all used supplies as needed during a surgery.
• Dispose of contaminated materials and disinfect equipment in accordance with general operating room P&P concerning biohazardous waste.
• Maintain awareness of physiological parameters and baselines of patients during a surgery

Postoperative

• Clean anesthesia equipment in the Operating Room and outside locations following each procedure.
• Clean, maintain, and package used anesthesia materials and equipment.
• Inventories and orders anesthesia supplies.
• Run errands as requested by anesthesiologists/CRNAs/charge RN/other team members as appropriate to facilitate the preparation and conduct of anesthesia. Perform additional duties as requested by other team members.
• Trouble shoot broken equipment and fix as directed by clinical engineering.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent customer services skills.
• Demonstrates professional and positive interactions.
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to changes.
• Proficiency in the operation of decontamination equipment.
• Demonstrates professional conduct and coping skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Associate degree or two (2) years as an Anesthesia Technician in lieu of education.
• One (1) year of experience as an Anesthesia Technician
• One (1) year of experience in materials management
• BLS certified or must complete certification within 90-days of hire

BENEFITS:

• 3 Medical Plans
• 2 Dental Plans
• 1 Vision Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short and Long Term Disability Plans

• Basic Life and Voluntary Insurance Plans with AD&D

• 401(k) with a 2-year vesting

• PTO + Holidays

Townsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based patient care to those we serve. At Townsen Memorial, we encompass diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness as a reflection of our core values. Townsen Memorial is committed to driving cutting edge healthcare to our patients, our communities and each other.

Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Employment for this position is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.