MedStar Health

Not-for-profit health system delivering patient care

Lead Anesthesia Tech

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBaltimore, MD, USA$22.48 - $39.75 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED is required.
May require up to one year of technical or other specialized training.
Three to five years of Anesthesia Tech experience is required.
Ability to read and write and knowledge of grammar and arithmetic, including fractions and decimals.
May require use of standard office and medical equipment, including computers, printers, calculators, telephones, facsimile machines, copiers, sterilizing equipment, blood pressure cuffs, and operating room tables.
May require preparation, comparison, or checking of reports, records, and related data.
May require basic use of formulas, charts, tables, and drawings, and knowledge of their application.

Responsibilities

Coordinate Anesthesia Technicians’ work assignments and distribution of equipment throughout MFSMC anesthesia stations.
Assist in monitoring equipment safety and scheduling preventive maintenance and repair service; inspect and test anesthesia equipment to ensure it is readily available, clean, and in good operating condition; perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and minor repairs; deliver malfunctioning equipment to Biomedical Engineering.
Assist anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists in airway management of patients; set up fiber-optic equipment, invasive monitoring equipment, transducer cables and tubing, fluid and head humidifiers, pacemakers, esophageal pacing, and electrodes.
Deliver emergency anesthesia machines, carts, and materials to operating rooms and other hospital satellite locations.
Draw medication into syringes, date, label, and distribute it to anesthesia stations; set up anesthesia stations with medications and intravenous fluids for emergency surgery.
Receive, inspect, and exchange carts and bulk supplies from Medical Materials; coordinate movement of incoming, stored, and reused anesthesia materials among Receiving, Medical Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Sterile Processing, operating rooms, and other areas.
Sterilize laryngoscope blades and fiber-optic equipment; collect and prepare other anesthesia instruments and equipment for sterilization by the Sterile Processing Department.
Inspect and stock Code Blue boxes, Latex Allergy, Malignant Hyperthermia, and Anesthesia carts; inventory carts and stock supplies and drugs at par levels.
Clean and prepare anesthesia stations between surgeries and after terminal cleaning.
Assist in positioning patients for surgery.
Attend and assist in presenting in-service classes and seminars.

About the Job

General Summary of Position
Coordinates and distributes work assignments to Anesthesia Technicians throughout MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Provides patient care and technical support to anesthesiologist and certified registered nurse anesthetist by ensuring that anesthesia supplies and equipment in the Operating rooms Labor & Delivery suites Post Anesthesia Care Unit and other locations are clean and functional.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinates Anesthesia Technician's work assignments and distribution of equipment throughout MFSMC anesthesia stations. *

Assists in monitoring equipment safety and scheduling preventive maintenance and repair service. Inspects and tests anesthesia equipment to ensure that equipment is readily available clean and in good operating condition. Performs preventive maintenance troubleshooting and minor repairs on instruments and equipment. Delivers malfunctioning equipment to the Biomedical Engineering department. *

Assists anesthesiologist and certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) in airway management of patients. Sets-up fiber-optic equipment invasive monitoring equipment transducer cables and tubing fluid and head humidifiers pacemakers esophageal pacing and electrodes. *

Delivers emergency anesthesia machines carts and materials to operating rooms and other hospital satellite locations. *

Draws medication into syringes dates labels and distributes to anesthesia stations. Sets-up anesthesia stations with medications and intravenous fluids for emergency surgery. *

Receives inspects and exchanges carts and bulk supplies from Medical Materials department. Coordinates the movement of all incoming stored and reused anesthesia materials between Receiving Medical Materials Biomedical Engineering Sterile Processing Department Operating room and other areas. *

Sterilizes laryngoscope blades and fiber-optic equipment. Collects and prepares other anesthesia instruments and equipment for sterilization by Sterile Processing Department (SPD). *

Inspects and stocks Code Blue boxes Latex Allergy Malignant Hyperthermia and Anesthesia carts. Inventories carts and stocks supplies and drugs at par levels. *

Cleans and prepares anesthesia stations between surgeries and after terminal cleaning.

Assists in positioning patients for surgery.

Attends and assists in the presentation of in-service classes and seminars.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

High School Diploma or GED required
May require up to l year of technical or other specialized training.

Experience

3 to 5 years of Anesthesia Tech experience required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Requires the ability to read and write and knowledge of grammar and arithmetic including fractions and decimals.
May require the use of standard office/medical equipment (i.e. typewriter personal computer data terminal on-line printer calculator telephone facsimile copier sterilizing equipment blood pressure cuff OR tables).
May require the preparation comparison or checking of reports records and related data.
May require basic use of formulas charts tables drawings and knowledge of their application.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $22.48 - USD $39.75 /Hr.

About the Company

MedStar Health

Not-for-profit health system delivering patient care

MedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system serving Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region, with hospitals, ambulatory and urgent care centers, and a health research institute. It delivers medical care through a network of facilities and care teams, supported by ongoing education and research to inform everyday practice. It stands out through its Georgetown University academic partnership, large regional network, and emphasis on patient experience, education, and research. Its goal is to improve regional health by providing high-quality medical care and advancing medicine through education and clinical excellence.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $29M
Headquarters: Columbia, MD
Founded: 1999

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