Anesthesia Tech

Position Summary

The Anesthesia Technician assesses the needs of the anesthesia care provider while preparing the surgical patient for anesthesia. He/she routinely cares for and prepares anesthesia supplies and monitoring equipmen

• Education:
  
  

High school graduate or equivalent.

• Training and Experience:
• Current BLS Certification through the American Heart Association required within 90 days of hire.
• Texas CNA or EMT preferred.
• ACLS encouraged
• Certified Anesthesia Tech encouraged
• Successful completion of hospital orientation within 3 months of hire required
• Successful completion of the Customer Service course within 3 months of hire required
• Complete the following competencies within 3 months of hire or transfer to department:
• Connecting patients to monitors
• Preparing IV set-up
• Preparing invasive monitoring line set-up
• Anesthesia machine set-up
• Non-invasive line monitoring room set-up
• Invasive line monitoring room set-up
• Continuous cardiac output monitoring set-up
• Assisting in placement of invasive lines