Job Category:

Allied Health

Work Shift/Schedule:

10 Hr Afternoon - Evening

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Gainesville OR

Level 1 Trauma center with twenty-four OR rooms are used to perform the following types of surgeries: Orthopedic, Urologic, Gynecological, General, Neurological/Spine, ENT, Hepatobiliary, Plastic Reconstructive and Cosmetic, Podiatry, GYN Oncology, Thoracic, Cardiovascular, Vascular, Bariatric Hand Reconstruction, and Robotic (General, GYN, Colorectal, Urology, CV/CT, Ortho, Bariatric)

Surgical Center of Excellence in Hernia, Robotic, Colorectal, Minimally Invasive GYN and Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Job Summary

An allied health staff member who is responsible for assisting anesthesia providers during direct patient care activities and all assigned duties to ensure supplies and certain designated equipment are available and functional. This position will support licensed staff who are providing care to patients in the neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups. Will function under the direct supervision of professional registered nurse or anesthesia provider.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications:
• Educational Requirements: High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum Experience:
• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:
• Preferred Educational Requirements:
• Preferred Experience: Graduated from an accredited anesthesia technician program or one (1) year of continuous experience as anesthesia technician in an acute care setting.
• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems
• Consistently demonstrates critical thinking skills

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Ensures anesthesia carts and supply cabinets in assigned OR suites are stocked in accordance with established par levels.
• Coordinates equipment and supply needs for Anesthesia Dept, maintains inventory at safe levels.
• Monitors and records temperature in fluid warming cabinets and refrigerators utilized for storing of fluids utilized by anesthesia providers.
• Prepares reusable anesthesia equipment for processing per policy.
• Assists with set up of anesthesia machines, external monitoring devices, and various other pieces of procedure equipment utilized by anesthesia providers. Able to trouble shoot basic problems with certain anesthesia equipment and initiate repair process.
• Demonstrates safe handling of oxygen and anesthetic gases utilized by the anesthesia provider.
• Demonstrates appropriate handling and disposal of sharps.
• Demonstrates appropriate cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization processes as required for equipment and supplies utilized by anesthesia providers.
• Demonstrates donning of sterile gloves, opening sterile supplies, and set up of sterile procedure trays for anesthesia providers. Able to perform skin preps under the direct supervision of the anesthesia provider.
• Assists anesthesia provider with equipment and supplies during induction and emergent procedures.
• Sets up arterial lines and blood warmers.  May draw arterial sample from arterial line after initial competency assessment by anesthesia provider.
• Under the direct supervision of the anesthesia provider able to perform priming of central venous catheters (CVC) and pulmonary artery (PA) catheters prior to insertion, and flushing of CVC and PA catheter inflation.  May inflate and deflate balloon under direct supervision and at the instruction of anesthesia provider.
• Maintains equipment and supplies on specialty carts utilized by the anesthesia provider.
• Assist with patient care duties to include patient transfers, patient transports, application of EKG, blood pressure, pulse oximetry monitors, transport of specimens, and transport of blood products.
• Assists with connection of all disposables to the anesthesia machine and performs turnover of equipment and supplies between each surgical procedure.
• May assist in administering IV push meds under direct supervision of an anesthesia provider, as well as spike IV fluids/medications to assist with anesthesia preparation.

Physical Demands

• Weight Lifted: Up to 50 lbs, Frequently 31-65%of time
• Weight Carried: Up to 50 lbs, Occasionally 0-30% of time
• Vision: Heavy, Constantly 66-100% of time
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending: Frequently 31-65%
• Standing/Walking: Constantly 66-100%
• Pushing/Pulling: Frequently 31-65%
• Intensity of Work: Constantly 66-100%
• Job Requires: Reading, Writing, Reasoning, Talking, Keyboarding

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals. 

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Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.