Full-Time
Anesthesia Care Technician
WVU Medicine
Academic health system
No salary listed
Bridgeport, WV, USA
In Person
Associate's
Category
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Required Skills
Infection Control
Inventory Management
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Requirements
- An Associate degree from an Anesthesiology Technology Program, or a high school diploma or equivalent plus two years of experience as an Anesthesia Care Assistant or nursing assistant and/or in direct patient care.
- Certification in Basic Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
- Knowledge of anesthesia practices and aseptic technique.
- Ability to wear protective gear; stand and walk for prolonged periods; lift up to 40 pounds; push or pull heavily loaded carts; and use visual, oral, hearing, manual-dexterity, and technical abilities.
- No known history of malignant hyperthermia.
- Thorough understanding of cardiac monitor procedures and equipment.
- Thorough understanding of hemodynamic techniques.
- Ability to use manufacturer instructions for use for equipment operation and cleaning.
- Ability to perform technical duties in complex clinical situations.
- Ability to provide patient care in an operating room while demonstrating proficiency in biologic hazards, infection control, and standard precautions.
- Ability to prioritize and multitask based on the acuity of patient-care needs.
Responsibilities
- Practice aseptic technique and ensure proper disposal of one-time-use items.
- Set up and spike manufacturer-made intravenous maintenance fluids and prepare disposable supplies for sterile anesthesia fields.
- Evaluate equipment needs for patients transferred between critical care units, the operating room, and Phase I Recovery, and assist with connecting appropriate monitoring equipment after surgery.
- Ensure basic anesthesia and emergency airway equipment is available in each anesthetic location.
- Assist anesthesia providers with intubations and other procedures by acquiring supplies, instruments, and lines.
- Store, use, and safely handle bulk and cylinder gases.
- Assist with line placement by aiding the inserter.
- Check expiration dates on disposable supplies and ensure malignant hyperthermia supplies are available.
- Clean hazardous spills according to safety data sheet requirements and complete incident documentation.
- Set up disposable supplies and assist with therapeutic pain-management applications, including blocks, Bier blocks, stellate ganglion blocks, epidural blocks, intercostal blocks, and trigger-point blocks.
- Set up suction devices and replace anesthesia machine tanks and recording paper as needed.
- Confirm anesthesia equipment, power and gas sources, electrical cords, and emergency-power connections are functional and appropriately prepared for CRNAs, residents, and physicians.
- Notify Biomedical Engineering and the hands-on provider about equipment and patient-safety concerns.
- Clean anesthesia equipment before patient care and perform post-case, terminal, and end-of-day cleaning and dusting.
- Provide anesthesia support during emergency situations and routine case turnover.
- Anticipate anesthesia requirements for scheduled and emergent procedures and set up equipment without a request from the physician or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
- Answer anesthesia pages during the workday.
- Set up intravenous lines, fluid warmers, and pressure transducers, and acquire computer pumps.
- Monitor consumable-supply inventory, stock anesthesia carts, maintain a clean anesthesia area, transport medication trays when requested, and reprocess reusable supplies.
- Drain and reconnect hoses, check and change soda sorb and tubing, rotate stock, and properly store electrical equipment.
- Report equipment issues and potential problems, initiate repair actions, and maintain equipment repair and loaner records.
- Stock intravenous bins and use anesthesia exchange carts to stock anesthesia blue bells.
- Perform Point-of-Care testing within the role scope of practice and complete quality controls for testing devices.
- Provide information for budget preparation, contribute to cost initiatives, and facilitate those initiatives for the Department of Anesthesia.
- Select and prepare difficult-airway equipment and instruments according to patient needs.
- Assist anesthesiologists, residents, and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists with therapeutic and diagnostic procedures within scope of practice.
- Perform core duties of an anesthesia care assistant as needed and function in a charge role when assigned.
- Transport non-controlled substances and the malignant hyperthermia kit when requested by a licensed care provider, within the scope permitted for unlicensed assistive personnel.
- Partner with new hires and role-model scope of practice while assisting with orientee duty training.
WVUMedicine is an academic health system serving West Virginia and the surrounding region. The system operates hospitals, clinics, specialty programs, emergency care, research, and medical education through an integrated network. It serves patients, families, referring clinicians, students, researchers, and regional communities. Its operating model centers on clinical care, hospital operations, ambulatory services, education, research, and shared system support. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, technology, facilities, administration, and patient services. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.
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