Anesthesia Tech

Join our team as an evening shift, PRN, Recovery Room Anesthesia Technician in Topeka, KS.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, a part of a rich legacy of compassionate care since 1909, now offers 378 licensed beds, a history of innovation, and strong community support.

Preoperative:

• Ensure anesthesia carts are supplied, and machines are in each room prior to the beginning of the surgery schedule and between procedures.
• Checks and replaces anesthesia gas tanks as needed.
• Retrieve special anesthesia supplies that are anticipated and/or requested by the person administering the anesthetic before and during surgery.
• Prepares complex equipment and supplies for hemodynamic monitoring. This varies based on location and may include peripheral arterial and pulmonary artery catheter transducers, EKG, pulse oximeter, and nerve simulators.
• Ensures monitoring equipment and supplies are ready.
• Ensures the anesthesia machine is ready for use including troubleshooting and correcting problems. May perform daily anesthesia equipment inspections including suction, electrical plugs, gas connections, oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders.
• May assist in positioning patients for procedures.

Intraoperative:

• Provide and set up disposable materials needed to collect shed blood. Based on location, may set up equipment for delivering salvaged and banked blood products with Cell Saver and Rapid infuser.
• Aseptically assemble autotransfusion disposables.
• Assist in dressing and securing IVs and Arterial lines.
• Assist Anesthesia during intubating and extubating procedures as directed.
• Restock all used supplies as needed during a surgery.
• Dispose of contaminated materials and disinfect equipment in accordance with general operating room P&P concerning biohazardous waste.

Postoperative:

• Clean anesthesia equipment in the Operating Room and outside locations following each procedure.
• Clean, maintain, and package used anesthesia materials and equipment.
• Inventories and orders anesthesia supplies.
• Run errands as requested by anesthesiologists/CRNAs/charge RN/other team members as appropriate to facilitate the preparation and conduct of anesthesia. Perform additional duties as requested by other team members.
• Trouble shoot broken equipment and fix as directed by clinical engineering.

Job Requirements

• Graduation with a high school diploma
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Excellent customer services skills
• Demonstrates professional and positive interactions.
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to changes.
• Demonstrates understanding of Ardent Health organizational values.
• Proficiency in the operation of decontamination equipment.
• Demonstrates professional conduct and coping skills
• Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (BLS)

Preferred Job Requirements

• Associate degree as Anesthesia Technologist
• 1 year of OR experience in an Anesthesia Tech role