Anesthesia Technician
About the role
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ANCC Magnet designated UPMC Passavant is currently hiring a Full-Time Anesthesia Technician to support our Anesthesia Department at the McCandless location.
Shift Details
- Rotating daylight shifts
- 8 or 10 hours
- On call every 4-5 weeks
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.
- Operates a variety of anesthetic equipment for surgical use.
- Troubleshoots equipment for problems or repairs, performing preventative maintenance and routine cleaning.
- Sets up IV’s, central venous lines and arterial lines; assemblies necessary drugs, syringes, needles; opens prepackaged sterile trays.
- Assists with the pre, intra and post-operative placement of invasive monitoring lines, such as arterial, venous, and PA catheters.
- Affords assistance 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.
- Affords assistance in lines and specialty room set-ups.
- Affords assistance in difficult airway management.
- Maintains complete and accurate records and reports.
- 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 34
- Earn over 5 weeks of paid time off every year
- Affordable medical, dental & vision coverage
- Student loan assistance and tuition reimbursement options
- Earn up to 8% of your eligible pay in retirement contributions from UPMC
- Employer-paid life insurance
- U.S. News and World Report named UPMC for Life a “Best Insurance Company for Medicare Advantage” in Pennsylvania for 2024.
- The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has named UPMC Health Plan an “Equality 100 Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion” for 2023–2024.
- UPMC for Life ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction* among Medicare Advantage Plans in Pennsylvania by J.D. Power.
- The Ethisphere Institute named UPMC as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the sixth consecutive year.
- Earn over 5 weeks of paid time off every year
- Affordable medical, dental & vision coverage
- Student loan assistance and tuition reimbursement options
- Earn up to 8% of your eligible pay in retirement contributions from UPMC
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Two weeks of paid parental leave
- Family planning resources
- Tuition assistance for dependents
- Comprehensive health care for dependents
- Emergency child and elder care options
- Flexible work arrangements
- Employee resource groups
- Awards for champions of dignity & respect
- Center for Workplace Culture and Engagement
- Programs for veteran engagement
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