Anesthesia Technician

At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy, our focus is patient-centered care. Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body, mind, and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services includes trauma services, heart and vascular care, emergency services, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

• Assist providers and medical/surgical support staff in activities such as patient assessment, treatment, anesthesia intervention, physiological monitoring, and direct patient care.
• Is timely and precise in preparation, set up, calibration, and troubleshooting of invasive monitoring lines will assist with difficult airway and/or emergency situations.
• Assists and ensures sterile placement of invasive physiological monitoring and treatment catheter (i.e. arterial, pulmonary catheters, venous infusion ports, central venous pressures).
• Responds to patient-specific needs including (not limited to): blood, medications, supply and equipment during the surgical procedure. Accordingly, will follow all guidelines as instructed by the licensed provider.
• Performs patient identification procedures to ensure proper delivery of blood products and medications.
• Operates surgical equipment under the direction of a licensed provider while ensuring operating/procedure rooms and pre/post rooms are adequately stocked with appropriate quantity of supplies and required.
• Works closely with Supply logistics to maintain anesthesia product supply for the operating room and procedural areas throughout the facility.
• Assists in the transfer and monitoring of patients to/from Critical Care Units, and within perioperative services.
• Ensures operating/procedure rooms and pre/post rooms are cleaned and prepared for the next patient to ensure safe and efficient operation. 
• Cleans equipment and implements infection control policies to support the anesthesia practices in surgical and procedural areas. 
• Identifies, eliminates, or reduces safety hazards; is knowledgeable of processes for reporting hazards/errors.
• Is an active member of the Anesthesia OR Emergency Response/Code Team; will assure all emergency safety equipment is available and in working order.
• Initiates trials and in-service sessions of new Anesthesia products/equipment to improve quality of care.
• Ability to multi-task and have strong communication skills.