Anesthesia Technician- McKeesport

UPMC McKeesport is searching for a full-time Anesthesia Technician! This role will work primarily out of UPMC McKeesport Hospital but will also travel to UPMC East and UPMC West Mifflin Surgery Center as needed. Shifts would include variable hours ranging from 6am-6pm. Graduates from an Anesthesia Tech program are preferred or 3 years of operating room experience as this role will be working independently a majority of the time. If this role seems like a good fit for you, we invite you to join our growing team and take advantage of our incredible UPMC benefits!

–Sign-on bonus based on your years of Anesthesia Tech experience:

• 0-1 years of experience; $5,000 bonus for a 2-year work commitment or $7,000 bonus for a 3-year work commitment
• 1-2 years of experience; $7,000 bonus for a 2-year work commitment or $10,000 bonus for a 3-year work commitment
• 2+ years of experienced; $10,000 bonus for a 2-year work commitment or $15,000 bonus for a 3-year work commitment

-Up to $6,000 towards tuition reimbursement every academic year

-Generous paid time off accrual up to 5 weeks a year

-Opportunity to contribute towards retirement with a 4% company match on your investments

-Little to no parking costs for UPMC East, McKeesport and West Mifflin Surgery Center

-Some of the most competitively priced health, vision and dental options for you and your family

The Anesthesia Technician performs a variety of duties related to and involving the processing and preparing of room, equipment and supplies for the patients undergoing anesthetic procedures.

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.