Anesthesia Tech

The department consists of 49 operating suites in four separate locations as well as 19 outside OR Anesthesia

delivery locations three pre-operative areas and three post-operative areas. These areas support Surgical

Specialties and a Level One trauma program with a caseload of >125 cases daily. The department provides

both inpatient and outpatient services. The Anesthesia Technician provides assistance to anesthesiologists by

maintaining and stocking anesthesia instruments and supplies for the operating rooms assembling and setting

up anesthesia equipment performs complex and moderately complex laboratory tests transports blood for

massive transfusion protocoland performs common and complex anesthesia procedures to ensure the best

possible patient care is attained. Functions in all areas of OHSU where anesthesia could be administered in

both inpatient and outpatient services on Marquam Hill and South Waterfront.

• Anesthesia Equipment Instrument and Supplies Maintenance: Checksinventory and if appropriate requisitions and restocks supplies; rotates dateditems on shelves; participates in equipment and supply evaluations;troubleshoots and maintains equipment and supplies such as ETCO2 gasanalyzer anesthesia machine EKG monitor pulse oximeter and blood gasinstrument; makes minor repairs or refers to Clinical Engineering for repairs;calibrates equipment such as blood gas instrument and pressure transducersETCO2 Analyzer pressure transducers and oximetric swans; cleans andsterilizes anesthesia machines and equipment after surgeries and performsnecessary maintenance; performs stat analysis of patient blood samples.

• Anesthesia Equipment Set Up: Monitors surgery schedule to ensure operatingrooms are equipped with appropriate anesthesia supplies and equipment;checks anesthesia machines and monitors prior to surgery assembles andassists with insertion of invasive monitoring lines; sets up anesthesia equipment prior to surgery including arterial transducers cardiac output computer and humidified breathing circuits.

• Assists anesthesia provider with a wide variety of procedures including:induction/intubation; rapid sequence induction; difficult intubation; LMAinsertion; nasal intubation; endo-brochial tube placement; bronchial blockertube placement; awake fiber-optic intubation; IV placement; central lineplacement; PA catheter placement; antecubital central line placement; use ofultrasound; RIC catheter placement; epidural catheter placement; spinalplacement; combined spinal epidural; nerve blocks following steriletechniques. Is a sterile member of the team while assisting with lineplacements. Performs intra-operative blood recovery and re-infusion perprocedures. Assists operating room personnel with handling checking ofblood and blood products per procedures. Provides Autotransfusion services and STAT laboratory functions including Point Of Care Tests (POCT) to allOR areas. Releases POCT orders written by anesthesia providers prior totesting. Manages the Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) carts and assists in MHcrisis.

• Rapidly responds to massive transfusion activations. Transports bloodproducts urgently from laboratory to any of the Peri-Op/MSPU locations.

• Other Duties as Assigned

• BLS Certification
• National Certification as an Anesthesia TechnicianOR
• Associates degree or higher in a health-related field from an accredited institution of higher education with course work in Anatomy Physiology and ChemistryOR
• Completed 2 years full-time college-level courses including Anatomy Physiology and ChemistryOR
• 2 years experience as an Anesthesia Technician

• Bachelors degree

Surgical setting requiring a strict dress code and adherence to infection control policies; high degree of standing and walking; above average stress level due to critically injured or ill patients; lifting and moving of equipment and supplies; function and participate in a learning environment; work beyond regular scheduled hours as needed; assist with trial of new products and equipment.