Anesthesia Tech PRN

                                   Anesthesia Tech PRN

New Mexico Surgery Center Multi Specialty Downtown is Hiring an Anesthesia Tech PRN.

Welcome to New Mexico Surgery Center Multi Specialty Downtown. At New Mexico Surgery Center Multi Specialty Downtown, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service-oriented environment for your surgical procedure.

Job Summary: Participates as the primary assistant to Anesthesia for procedures in the Operating Room. Prepares anesthesia supplies:

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:

• 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.
• Maintain awareness of physiological parameters and baselines of patients during a surgery.

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.

Quailifications:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Anesthesia Tech training
• BLS certification required.
• Two years of experience as Anesthesia Tech required.
• Good communication skills with physicians, staff and patients.
• Understands operations of anesthesia machine, monitors, C02 analyzers, 02 sat analyzers.