Anesthesia Technician

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Beth Israel Lahey Health and New England Baptist Hospital are devoted to consistently promoting a culture of Wellbeing, Empathy, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity as outlined in our organization's WE CARE values which can be reviewed here Our Values.

Works in conjunction with the anesthesiologist and the nurse anesthetist to prepare patients for anesthesia and surgery. Cares for the Anesthesia equipment. Also responsible for collecting intraoperative shed blood for auto-transfusion.

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to):
•    Responsible for checking all rooms at start of the day and assisting anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist:
a)    Open scavenger system
b)    Check anesthesia machine drawer for equipment; fill and turn off vaporizers when necessary; change soda lime when necessary; ensure proper connections; make sure the O2 and N2O tanks are full.
c)    Check equipment cart for drugs and equipment.
d)    Check monitor for cleanliness, cables, and set up electrodes, oxi-sensor.
e)    Clean anesthesia machine.
f)    Restock drawers in anesthesia machines, set up endotracheal equipment.
g)    Clean equipment cart.
h)    Restock drawers and monitoring equipment
i)    Clean cart and machine in each room and set up machines at close of shift. Turn off scavenger system

•    Preparation of Patient
a)    Set-ups include: suction, I.V., endotracheal tube, central venous pressure, blood transfusion, arterial pressure, Swan Ganz catheter, cardiac output.
b)    Greet and identify patient.
c)    Attach monitor leads, oxisensor, blood pressure cuff
d)    Responsible for assisting any anesthesiologist or anesthetist, while starting I.V., inducing endotracheal tube, central venous pressure, arterial line, Swan Ganz catheter, cardiac output, positioning patient, protecting patient, e.g. eyes, limbs, etc., holding patient for spinal and epidurals, ventilating patient under supervision of anesthesiologist, assist during emergencies e.g. cardiac arrest.
•    Responsible for the cell-saving procedure
a)    Check the schedule for the ordered cell-savers the afternoon before.
b)    Set up the machine with the appropriate disposable components.
c)    Check the suction in the room, and check the operation of the machine before the case starts.
d)    Connect the suction tubing from the surgical field to the cell-saver machine at the beginning of the case.
e)    Process the blood and give it to the anesthetist to return to the patient.
f)    Disconnect the machine from the sterile field, discard the soft-ware, clean the machine, and calculate blood loss.
g)    Report any malfunction of the machine to the anesthesia nurse manager
•    Plans time away from work appropriately
a)    Arrives and leaves at designated times.
b)    Uses unplanned earned time appropriately. (Based on full time hours.  Standards are pro-rated for part-time employees based on agreed hours
•    Performs other related duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS:
•    High School Graduate or Equivalent (preferred)
•    Heart Saver certification required within 60 days of hire date from American Heart Association or Red Cross 

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:
•    0-1 year(s) of work-related experience required to perform the responsibilities of this job effectively. 

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
•    Consistently promote a culture of Wellbeing, Empathy, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity as outlined in the organization's WE CARE values.
 

Pay Range:

$22.00 - $32.69

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.  Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled