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HonorHealth · 1 day ago

Anesthesia Equipment Tech

Arizona, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The Anesthesia Equipment Tech will operate, assess, coordinate, calibrate, and maintain all anesthesia equipment, while providing support to licensed anesthesia providers during surgical cases.

Health Care

Responsibilities

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

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

Qualification

Anesthesia Equipment OperationBasic Life Support (BLS)Equipment CalibrationCertified Surgical TechnicianAnesthesia Technician CertificationStealth CertificationCustomer RelationsCrisis ManagementTeam Collaboration