Anesthesia Technician - Full Time - Days

About the role

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Schedule

Location: Methodist Hospital, 8303 Dodge St, Omaha, NE

Work Schedule: Tuesday–Friday, 4:00 am to 2:30 pm

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of Anesthesia Machines
  • Place clean circuits on machines at the beginning of each day and after a case is completed.
  • Ensure anesthetic agents are available for the day’s cases and check expiration dates.
  • Maintain sodasorb to ensure proper filtering of anesthesia machines (change when color indicates).
  • Terminally clean anesthesia machines daily to ensure a clean environment.
  • Ensure reusable equipment is clean (e.g., blood pressure cuffs).
  • Place clean back circuits on appropriate machines weekly.
  • Knowledgeable in the location and ability to change O₂ tanks when empty.
  • Ensure all cables, cuffs, and lines attached to the anesthesia machine are available.
  • Ensure suction apparatus and supplies are available.
• Maintenance of Anesthesia Monitors
  • Demonstrate ability to troubleshoot problems with monitoring equipment.
  • Check all cables and lines attached to the anesthesia monitoring equipment.
• Maintenance of Anesthesia Carts/Omnicell
  • Clean medication carts daily to ensure a clean environment.
  • Ensure sharps containers are changed when appropriate fill levels are met.
  • Restock medication carts with supplies as designated on the inventory list.
  • Ensure supplies fit in drawers in a neat and orderly fashion.
  • Check all supplies monthly for outdates.
  • Ensure top of cart is free of debris.
  • Dispose of contaminated materials in accordance with infection control policy.
• Maintenance of Difficult Airway Cart
  • Ensure cart is stocked with necessary airway supplies.
  • Identify all components of intubating scopes to recognize when pieces are missing.
  • Place intubating scope in appropriate container prior to sending to Sterile Processing.
  • Demonstrate procedure to troubleshoot any malfunction of scope (e.g., broken fibers).
• Maintenance of Malignant Hyperthermia Tote
  • Ensure tote is stocked with appropriate supplies.
  • Ensure tote is checked for outdates.
  • Return outdated medication to