UPMC·Monroeville, Pennsylvania
The Anesthesia Technician is responsible for preparing, sterilizing, and maintaining anesthesia equipment and supplies across multiple surgical locations. They provide direct support to anesthesia providers during procedures, including the setup of invasive monitoring lines and airway management.
Full-Time Anesthesia Technician UPMC is searching for a full-time Anesthesia Technician to support 3 different locations.
This role would travel to help support UPMC East and McKeesport hospitals as well as the West Mifflin Surgery Center.
Shifts are between 6am-6pm and there may be opportunity to work 4, 10-hour shifts instead of 5, 8-hour shifts.
There is potential for weeknight and weekend on-call time.
An 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.
Strong preference given to those candidates with previous Anesthesia experience or exposure to the Operating Room.
A generous sign-on bonus is available for this role: bonus amounts range from $5,000-$15,000 based on experience and paid out to you in a one-lump sum within your first 90 days!
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.
ASATT Certified Anesthesia Technician (Cer.A.T.) preferred
BLS due within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Act 34
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Requires a High School Diploma or GED with one year of related experience, or graduation from an accredited Anesthesia Tech program. BLS certification is required within 30 days of hire, and ASATT certification is preferred.
Market context
Anesthesia Technician openings in Pennsylvania are often tied to surgical and procedural settings, where teams need dependable support for anesthesia preparation, equipment setup, and patient safety. These roles can be competitive because employers may prefer candidates with formal anesthesia tech training, BLS readiness, and ASATT certification, even when experience is also accepted. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your BLS timeline and highlight any OR, sterile processing, or anesthesia support experience in your application.