Anesthesia Technician, Perioperatives, Full-time

Anesthesia Technician

The Anesthesia Technician assists the anesthesiologist by setting up equipment and preparing medications. Additionally, the incumbent orders, stocks, tests, and maintains anesthesia supplies, medications, and equipment. The Anesthesia Technician also washes and sterilizes reusable equipment and reports malfunctioning equipment to appropriate personnel.

Core Job Functions:

• Cleans, organizes, and maintains anesthesia workroom, supplies, and equipment.
• Prepares and maintains patient monitoring devices and anesthesia delivery systems pre, intra, and post anesthesia.
• Takes into consideration age-specific issues to meet the needs of the various patient groups.
• Maintains quality improvement, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Documents and maintains preventative maintenance and quality records.
• Assists with transport of patients and laboratory specimens.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds and meetings, and in-services.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications:

• Education: Associate degree in relevant field required
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience required
• Certification and Licensing: Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.