Anesthesia Equipment Tech bei HonorHealth
HonorHealth · Scottsdale, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Optionales Büro in Scottsdale
Operates, assesses, coordinates, calibrates and maintains all equipment within department. May serve as a resource and provides assistance, training and instruction to other staff in areas concerning specialty equipment in department Assists licensed Anesthesia Providers in the acquisition, preparation and application of the equipment and supplies required for the administration of anesthesia. Provides support for licensed anesthesia providers for routine and complex surgical cases. Prepares and maintains patient monitoring devices and anesthesia delivery systems before, during and after anesthesia in departments where anesthesia is provided.
Essential Functions
- Ensures equipment is ready for use at time of need in specialty area. Operates, inspects, troubleshoots, and calibrates equipment in specialty area, including (but not limited to) Anesthesia Machines, Difficult Airway Equipment, Vital Sign Monitors, Stealth Navigation, Lasers, Hana Tables, Phaco/Vitrectomy Machines, Robotic, Cell Saver, Video towers, and other related integration equipment or new technology. Coordinates/schedules preventative maintenance and service (vendor and when appropriate, other technicians) via management of customer expectations. Performs device investigations related to regulations and/or incident reporting and reports all safety concerns. Responds to crisis/emergency situations involving equipment. Assists licensed anesthesia providers in the acquisition, preparation and application of the equipment and supplies required for the administration of anesthesia. Provides support for licensed anesthesia providers for routine and complex surgical cases. Prepares and maintains patient monitoring devices and anesthesia delivery systems before, during and after anesthesia. May operate, under supervision, a variety of mechanical, pneumatic and electronic equipment used to monitor, evaluate and manage the patient undergoing anesthesia.
- Maintains, in collaboration with Biomed department, an accurate equipment inventory in specialty area. Participates in trialing, procurement and placement coordination of equipment used in specialty area through vendor liaison and collaboration with variety of stakeholders. Facilitates daily equipment prep, maintenance, repairs as needed, floats to various areas of specialty to support the business need of the departments, and coordinates equipment changes during turnovers. May assist the licensed anesthesia provider with evaluations, transport, positioning, insertion of intravenous and other invasive lines, and airway management.
- Provides customer relations and interfaces with multiple department’s logistics, resolves specialty equipment service problems by ensuring that clinical capability is restored as quickly as possible. Serves as a subject matter-expert on applicable specialty equipment, accessories, and supplies in area of specialty. Cleans, assembles, sterilizes, disinfects, stocks, orders and maintains the routine anesthesia equipment and supplies.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Associate's Degree in healthcare, electronics or equivalent - Preferred
- High School Diploma or GED - Required
- >10 months operating room equipment operations or related healthcare experience - Required
- 2 years Anesthesia tech, equipment tech or surgical technician/technologist - Preferred
- Certified Surgical Technician/Technologist and/or Certification by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and/or Certified Anesthesia Technician by the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT) - Preferred
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Current Basic Life Support - Required
- Stealth Certification 1 Year - Required