Anesthesia Technician

Summary

The anesthesia technician is responsible for a variety of duties and responsibilities that are vital to the efficient function of the anesthesia department. These responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Cleaning and restocking standardized anesthesia carts for use in the operating rooms.
• Cleaning and restocking the non-pharmacological sections of the difficult airway cart, the emergency crash carts and the malignant hyperthermia cart and other associated pediatric anesthesia equipment.
• The setup and turnover of age-specific anesthesia-related supplies and equipment between surgery cases.
• Appropriate cleaning and/or sterilization of reusable equipment.
• Restocking of drug trays in the workroom cabinet.
• Closing down the anesthesia related equipment in the operating rooms at the end of the daily case load.
• Preparation of intravenous fluids with appropriate administration setup.
• Preparation of equipment for transporting patients with invasive and non-invasive monitoring.
• Maintain knowledge of all anesthesia related supplies and equipment and their location.
• The entering of anesthesia patient charges into the current computer system for patient billing purposes.
• Ongoing knowledge of the current par levels of equipment and supplies within the department.
• Ordering and restocking of equipment and supplies into the department.
• General knowledge of the costs of supplies and equipment to assist the director with the budgeting process.

Other Information

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Achieves a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill and knowledge in assigned clinical areas, keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Continuous Learning: Actively identifies new areas for learning, regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities, uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.
• Customer Service Focus: Treats others with dignity and respect, listens and responds to needs and concerns of others, makes customers and their needs a primary focus, develops and sustains positive relationships.
• Building Trust: Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions; demonstrates honesty; keeps commitments; treats others with dignity, respect and fairness.
• Teamwork/Building Strategic Working Relationships: Develops and maintains collaborative relationships to facilitate accomplishment of work goals.
• Decision-making: Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions, uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions, takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Adaptability: Maintains effectiveness when experiencing changes is work tasks, environment, or processes; adjusts effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Innovation: Generates innovative solutions to work situations, trying different and novel ways to deal with problems and opportunities for improvement.
• Work Standards: Sets high standards of performance for self and others, assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks, imposes standards of excellence for self rather than having standards imposed.
• Safety Awareness: Identifies and corrects conditions that affect patient and employee safety, upholds safety standards; reports safety issues and concerns to supervisor.

Credentials With Equivalent Qualifications

• Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
• High School Diploma Graduate or Equivalent
• Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:
• 1 Year Staff Level

Work Standards

• Assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks.
• Imposes standards of excellence for self rather than having standards imposed.

Other Information

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Achieves a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill and knowledge in assigned clinical areas, keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Continuous Learning: Actively identifies new areas for learning, regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities, uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.
• Customer Service Focus: Treats others with dignity and respect, listens and responds to needs and concerns of others, makes customers and their needs a primary focus, develops and sustains positive relationships.
• Building Trust: Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions; demonstrates honesty; keeps commitments; treats others with dignity, respect and fairness.
• Teamwork/Building Strategic Working Relationships: Develops and maintains collaborative relationships to facilitate accomplishment of work goals.
• Decision-making: Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions, uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions, takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Adaptability: Maintains effectiveness when experiencing changes is work tasks, environment, or processes; adjusts effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Innovation: Generates innovative solutions to work situations, trying different and novel ways to deal with problems and opportunities for improvement.
• Work Standards: Sets high standards of performance for self and others, assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks, imposes standards of excellence for self rather than having standards imposed.
• Safety Awareness: Identifies and corrects conditions that affect patient and employee safety, upholds safety standards; reports safety issues and concerns to supervisor.

Other Information

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Achieves a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill and knowledge in assigned clinical areas, keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Continuous Learning: Actively identifies new areas for learning, regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities, uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.
• Customer Service Focus: Treats others with dignity and respect, listens and responds to needs and concerns of others, makes customers and their needs a primary focus, develops and sustains positive relationships.
• Building Trust: Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions; demonstrates honesty; keeps commitments; treats others with dignity, respect and fairness.
• Teamwork/Building Strategic Working Relationships: Develops and maintains collaborative relationships to facilitate accomplishment of work goals.
• Decision-making: Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions, uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions, takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Adaptability: Maintains effectiveness when experiencing changes is work tasks, environment, or processes; adjusts effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Innovation: Generates innovative solutions to work situations, trying different and novel ways to deal with problems and opportunities for improvement.
• Work Standards: Sets high standards of performance for self and others, assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks, imposes standards of excellence for self rather than having standards imposed.
• Safety Awareness: Identifies and corrects conditions that affect patient and employee safety, upholds safety standards; reports safety issues and concerns to supervisor.

Other Information

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Achieves a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill and knowledge in assigned clinical areas, keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Continuous Learning: Actively identifies new areas for learning, regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities, uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.
• Customer Service Focus: Treats others with dignity and respect, listens and responds to needs and concerns of others, makes customers and their needs a primary focus, develops and sustains positive relationships.
• Building Trust: Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions; demonstrates honesty; keeps commitments; treats others with dignity, respect and fairness.
• Teamwork/Building Strategic Working Relationships: Develops and maintains collaborative relationships to facilitate accomplishment of work goals.
• Decision-making: Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions, uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions, takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Adaptability: Maintains effectiveness when experiencing changes is work tasks, environment, or processes; adjusts effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Innovation: Generates innovative solutions to work situations, trying different and novel ways to deal with problems and opportunities for improvement.
• Work Standards: Sets high standards of performance for self and others, assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks, imposes standards of excellence for self rather than having standards imposed.
• Safety Awareness: Identifies and corrects conditions that affect patient and employee safety, upholds safety standards; reports safety issues and concerns to supervisor.

Other Information

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Achieves a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill and knowledge in assigned clinical areas, keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Continuous Learning: Actively identifies new areas for learning, regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities, uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.
• Customer Service Focus: Treats others with dignity and respect, listens and responds to needs and concerns of others, makes customers and their needs a primary focus, develops and sustains positive relationships.
• Building Trust: Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions; demonstrates honesty; keeps commitments; treats others with dignity, respect and fairness.
• Teamwork/Building Strategic Working Relationships: Develops and maintains collaborative relationships to facilitate accomplishment of work goals.
• Decision-making: Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions, uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions, takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Adaptability: Maintains effectiveness when experiencing changes is work tasks, environment, or processes; adjusts effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Innovation: Generates innovative solutions to work situations, trying different and novel ways to deal with problems and opportunities for improvement.
• Work Standards: Sets high standards of performance for self and others, assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks, imposes standards of excellence for self rather than having standards imposed.
• Safety Awareness: Identifies and corrects conditions that affect patient and employee safety, upholds safety standards; reports safety issues and concerns to supervisor.

Other Information

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Achieves a satisfactory level