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Anesthesia Technician - PRN

SSM Health

#Patient Care #Healthcare #Operating Room #Infection Control #Medical Supplies #American Heart Association #BLS HCP #Anesthesia Technician #Anesthesia Machine

Quick overview

The role involves setting up, calibrating, and disinfecting anesthesia equipment while ensuring all supplies are stocked and distributed. It also includes assisting professional staff and maintaining anesthesia machine monitors to ensure operational readiness.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, or 10 years of work experience. A Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) certification from the American Heart Association is required.

high schoolInventory ManagementPatient SafetyInfection ControlBasic Life SupportEquipment DisinfectionOperating Room TurnoverMedical Supply DistributionAnesthesia Equipment Calibration

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Worker Type: PRN Job Highlights: This is a PRN (as needed) position working to fill in vacant shifts due to vacations, leave of absences, etc.
The orientation for this position will be full-time for the first 5 weeks, and the shift will be from 6am-2:30pm.
Following orientation, it will move to an "as needed" basis.
Job Summary: Performs a number of duties in assisting the professional staff in setting-up, calibrating, disinfection and operating anesthesia equipment.
Orders, obtains, stocks and distributes anesthesia supplies to carts.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Checks, cleans and maintains anesthesia machine monitors including changing oxygen cylinders, refilling anesthesia gases, changing CO2 absorbent and ensuring equipment is in good working order.
Assists in set-ups of anesthesia equipment as needed.
Orders, obtains and stocks sterile solution surgical supplies to specified storage cabinets, including automated dispensing systems/cabinets.
Orders and maintains inventories of supplies in anesthesia and related areas.
Ensures anesthesia carts are appropriately stocked.
Ensures malfunctioning equipment is serviced and proper infection control and regulatory guidelines are followed.
Assists in operating room turn-over by disinfecting anesthesia work surfaces, monitor cables and connecting a clean anesthesia circuit to the anesthesia machine.
Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience EXPERIENCE No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Constant standing and walking.
Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
Frequent reaching and gripping.
Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 4400000010 OR Anesthesia Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0 Benefits: SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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