Anesthesia Technician - UPMC South Surgery Center - UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center : Job Details

Job Description: UPMC is hiring a full-time Anesthesia Technician to join their UPMC South Surgery Center in Bethel Park! Our UPMC South Surgery Center is a outpatient surgery center that operates 4 ORs that specializes in orthopedic, plastic, and breast surgeries. This position will perform a variety of duties related to and involving the processing and preparing of room, equipment and supplies for the patients undergoing anesthetic procedures. Additional responsibilities will include OR turnover and ordering supplies. \n Hours for this position will be Monday through Friday, 6:00am to 2:30pm with some flexibility. No evenings, weekends, or holidays required! Certified Anesthesia Tech preferred, but not required. \n Available sign-on bonus up to $15,000 for eligible employees, based on years of experience! \n Responsibilities:\n\nMaintains anesthesia supplies and drugs by establishing inventory levels; requisitioning supplies and drugs; restocking supply and drug inventories\nEfficiently transports gas machines and other anesthesia equipment and supplies to and from outside of Operating Room off-site locations.\nAssist with offsite anesthesia cases.\nRetrieves, carries, and appropriately distributes necessary medications to the Anesthesiologist, CRNA, or PA for the preparation or care of a patient for anesthesia.\nEffectively 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.\nDisassemble, decontaminate and sterilize anesthesia equipment and supplies. Report equipment problems to Chief Anesthesia Technician.\nRetrieve 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.\nAppropriately stocks the carts and surgical suites with the required supplies as outlined on the anesthesia surgical suite stock par list.\nOperate Blood Cell Saver.\nParticipate in turning over rooms assuring minimal downtime between cases.\nMaintains equipment by preparing, testing, and setting up a variety of anesthetic equipment for surgical use; troubleshooting equipment for problems or repairs; performing preventative maintenance and routine cleaning.\nSupports the anesthesia provider by setting up IV's, central venous lines and arterial lines; assembling necessary drugs, syringes, needles; opening prepackaged sterile trays.\nAssist with the pre, intra and post-operative placement of invasive monitoring lines, such as arterial, venous, and PA catheters.\nAssists in the delivery of blood samples to the lab and retrieval of blood products.\nDoes Point of Care (POC) diagnostic laboratory assays/testing procedures, after an initial approved competency has been completed.\nMaintains an adequate supply of all stock items in work room and keeps the work room clean and in an orderly condition.\nAssists with lines and specialty room set-ups.\nAssist with difficult airway management.\nMaintain complete and accurate records and reports.\n 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 requiredLicensure, Certifications, and Clearances:ASATT Certified Anesthesia Technician (Cer.A.T.) preferredUPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran\n UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusions that is charged with executing leading-edge and next- generation diversity strategies to advance the organization's diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resources Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Difference) Network, that support the implementation of our diversity strategy.