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Anesthesia Technician

UPMC -
Pittsburgh, PA

Job Details

Full-time
$20.00 - $30.55 an hour

Benefits

Opportunities for advancement

Qualifications

Anesthetic equipment management
Direct patient care
Records maintenance
Maintaining an organized workspace
Medical procedure assistance
Surgical instrument organization
Materials management in healthcare
Invasive monitoring
Working with pediatric populations
Assisting with diagnostic tests and procedures
Equipment malfunction troubleshooting
Mid-level
Ordering medications
High school diploma or GED
Preparing medical treatment area
Medical diagnostic testing
Medical laboratory equipment
Blood sample handling
Operating room inventory management
Surgical biomedical equipment
Room tidying
Medical equipment cleaning
Equipment testing
Decontamination
Clean workspace maintenance
Airway management assistance
Preventive machine maintenance
Point-of-care testing (POCT)
Surgical instrument sterilization and handling
Anesthesia Certification

Full Job Description

Join UPMC Children’s Hospital as a Full-Time Anesthesia Technician and make an impact in a highly specialized pediatric setting.

Schedule: 4 weekday shifts
- (2) 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- (2) 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
What You’ll Do:
- Support anesthesia providers in delivering safe, high-quality patient care
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience in anesthesia, emergency, or surgical settings (required)
- Anesthesia Tech background (preferred)
Why Join Us:
- Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 (based on experience)
- Career ladder opportunities for growth and advancement
- Work in a collaborative, mission-driven pediatric environment

This role is ideal for someone detail-oriented who thrives in a team setting and is passionate about supporting patient care behind the scenes.

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.
Maintains 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.
Supports the anesthesia provider by setting up IV's, central venous lines and arterial lines; assembling necessary drugs, syringes, needles; opening prepackaged sterile trays.
Assist with the pre, intra and post-operative placement of invasive monitoring lines, such as arterial, venous, and PA catheters.
Assists 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.
Assists with lines and specialty room set-ups.
Assist with difficult airway management.
Maintain 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

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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