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Uncertified Anesthesia Tech - AdventHealth – Orlando

Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth - Orlando

• Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368 bed AdventHealth Orlando serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
• AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
• We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatient and 125,000 outpatient each year

Work Hours/Shift:   Full Time Days, Monday-Friday 6:00am-2:30pm plus call requirements

Assists licensed anesthesia providers with patient care and equipment maintenance.

• Completion of an Anesthesia Technician Training Class OR 1-year experience as an Anesthesia Tech.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Demonstrates through behavior AdventHealth’s core Values of Keep Me Safe, Love Me, Make it Easy, and Own It.

• Cleans and sets up anesthesia equipment

• Assists anesthesia providers with patient assessment, monitoring, transporting, positioning, insertion of intravenous and other invasive lines, and airway management

• Maintains equipment and troubleshoots malfunctions

• Ensures necessary equipment and supply inventory remain in stock

• Assists with schedule preparations, which includes emergent and urgent surgical procedures involving anesthesia

• Provides routine and emergency services for anesthesiologists

• Under the direction of the Anesthesiologist or CRNA assists anesthesia professional staff as requested:  Assists in preparation and draping of patient for invasive monitoring/ procedures by licensed anesthesia providers.  Assists and anticipates needs of licensed anesthesia providers in invasive monitor insertion and procedures such as pulmonary artery catheter, central venous access, regional anesthesia, fiber optic intubation and is familiar with the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm.  Anticipates need for invasive monitoring according to daily OR schedule.  Aids in preparation of patients for routine cases including but not limited to placement of BP cuff, ECG leads, Pulse Oximeter, positioning.  Sets up OR for cases which may include the following: Preparation of laryngoscope and intubation equipment, IV solution and tubing set-up and set up of IV warming devices.  Participates in the process for blood component verification as needed

• Makes available, assembles, and assists with operation of specialized equipment such as humidification units; fiber optic endoscopic equipment; rapid infusion devices/blood warmers; patient warming devices; neuromuscular devices; infusion pumps and syringes.

• Maintains and organizes the anesthesia environment, equipment, supplies and personnel to facilitate department functions.  Maintains the availability of necessary equipment in each operating room. Participates in room turnovers to ensure efficient flow of cases.  Provides peri-operative technical support to the anesthesia professional staff for delivery of patient care

• Demonstrates detailed technical knowledge and troubleshooting ability for anesthesia delivery system, scavenger system, gas analyzer, EKG, pulse oximeter and any other anesthesia related equipment. Responds to and investigates all anesthesia machine alarms.  Ensures preventative maintenance is completed as required.  Reports malfunctioning equipment and follows through to ensure replacement

• Inventories, orders and maintains departmental supply stock consistent with departmental demand. Cognizant of where supplies are kept and is able to obtain or stock them accordingly.  Maintains the sterile supplies and medications within the expiration date.  Ensures medications are secured at all times.  Properly disposes of used medications. Monitors refrigerators utilized for stock of medications

• Performs other duties as assigned

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.