Anesthesia Technician - Full-Time Afternoons - Traverse City, MI

High-quality healthcare is built on a team of people committed to clinical care and behind-the-scenes services. Whether you sanitize medical equipment, deliver meals, clean patient rooms, help patients with daily care, or transport patients throughout the hospital, you’re a critical part of our Healthcare Team and caring for people when they need it most.

•  Make a Difference: All employees of Munson Healthcare make a difference in patients' lives every day, directly or indirectly

•  Safe Environment: Munson Healthcare is a safe place to work and to receive care.

•  Opportunities for Career Growth: We offer so many opportunities for growth and development that you'll be starting more than a job with us.  You'll be starting your new career!

You Will Learn How To:

 

• In conjunction with Clinical Engineering (Bio-Med) is responsible for maintaining anesthesia equipment needed for patient care within surgical services and non-OR locations.

• Stocks non-controlled medications in the OR and delivers non-controlled medications to the OR /Pre-Op and non-OR anesthetizing locations at the request of licensed personnel.

• Removes and re-supplies equipment between procedures and properly cleans/disinfects/sterilizes per hospital procedure.

• Ensure anesthesia carts are supplied, and machines are in each room prior to first procedure and between procedures.

• Checks and replaces anesthesia gas tanks as needed.

• Performs glucometer control checks

• Performs leak test and ensures monitoring equipment 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 plus, gas connections, oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders.

• Assists anesthesia with difficult intubation. 

• Supports anesthesia services in non-operating room locations (Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, MRI, Cardiac Diagnostic Suite, and Medical Procedure Room.

• Prepares complex equipment and supplies for hemodynamic monitoring.

• Aseptically assemble autotransfusion disposables.

• Assist in dressing and securing IVs and Arterial lines.

• Assist anesthesia provider during intubating and extubating procedures as directed.

• Takes weekend call and performs restocking of supplies as needed.