Join UPMC Children’s Hospital as a Full-Time Anesthesia Technician and make an impact in a highly specialized pediatric setting.
- Schedule: 4 weekday shifts
- (2) 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- (2) 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
- What You’ll Do:
- Support anesthesia providers in delivering safe, high-quality patient care
- What We’re Looking For:
- Experience in anesthesia, emergency, or surgical settings (required)
- Anesthesia Tech background (preferred)
- Why Join Us:
- Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 (based on experience)
- Career ladder opportunities for growth and advancement
- Work in a collaborative, mission-driven pediatric environment
This role is ideal for someone detail-oriented who thrives in a team setting and is passionate about supporting patient care behind the scenes.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains anesthesia supplies and drugs by establishing inventory levels; requisitioning supplies and drugs; restocking supply and drug inventories
- Efficiently transports gas machines and other anesthesia equipment and supplies to and from outside of Operating Room off-site locations.
- Assist with offsite anesthesia cases.
- Retrieves, carries, and appropriately distributes necessary medications to the Anesthesiologist, CRNA, or PA for the preparation or care of a patient for anesthesia.
- Effectively communicate with anesthesia and operating room staff to assure daily operating room assignments are prioritized at the start of each shift. Remains accessible in operating rooms at all times.
- Disassemble, decontaminate and sterilize anesthesia equipment and supplies. Report equipment problems to Chief Anesthesia Technician.
- Retrieve and appropriately distributes the equipment necessary to prepare a patient for anesthesia. This includes specialty equipment for invasive lines and monitoring, difficult airway, and pediatric procedures.
- Appropriately stocks the carts and surgical suites with the required supplies as outlined on the anesthesia surgical suite stock par list.
- Operate Blood Cell Saver.
- Participate in turning over rooms assuring minimal downtime between cases.
- Maintains equipment by preparing, testing, and setting up a variety of anesthetic equipment for surgical use; troubleshooting equipment for problems or repairs; performing preventative maintenance and routine cleaning.
- Supports the anesthesia provider by setting up IV's, central venous lines and arterial lines; assembling necessary drugs, syringes, needles; opening prepackaged sterile trays.
- Assist with the pre, intra and post-operative placement of invasive monitoring lines, such as arterial, venous, and PA catheters.
- Assists in the delivery of blood samples to the lab and retrieval of blood products.
- Does Point of Care (POC) diagnostic laboratory assays/testing procedures, after an initial approved competency has been completed.
- Maintains an adequate supply of all stock items in work room and keeps the work room clean and in an orderly condition.
- Assists with lines and specialty room set-ups.
- Assist with difficult airway management.
- Maintain complete and accurate records and reports.
- High School Diploma or GED and 1 year of anesthesia, emergency/medical or related experience required or Graduate from an accredited Anesthesia Tech school or program required
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- ASATT Certified Anesthesia Technician (Cer.A.T.) preferred
- Act 34, 31, 73, 33 clearances
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran