Medical Instrument Technician (Anesthesia)

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Medical Instrument Technician (Anesthesia)

The Medical Instrument Technician (Anesthesia) covers with other anesthesia technicians the above mentioned areas. He or she also rotates on-call with the other anesthesia technicians. The duties and responsibilities of the Medical Instrument Technician (Anesthesia) include but are not limited to the following:

• Calibrates, operates, and maintains (at the user level) the diverse physiological monitoring devices which are used to observe and record vital patient parameters including temperature, ECG, EEG, direct intravascular and inter-cardiac pressures, cardiac output, and respiratory gas levels.
• Calibrates, operates, and maintains (at the user level) the various blood chemistry analyzers and associated equipment in the OR STAT Lab.
• Maintains in the anesthesia carts, a constant inventory of the medication, intravenous solutions, inhalation anesthetic agents, endotracheal tubes, and many other expendable supplies required by the Anesthesiology Service.
• Assists the physician in the positioning of patients during spinal, epidural, and regional block procedures in such a manner as to minimize the risks involved.
• Insures that the correct anesthesia equipment and necessary supplies are available for each anesthetic procedure.
• Knowledge of physics, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology sufficient to understand the capabilities and limitations of analytical, monitoring, and therapeutic medical devices when applied in a variety of clinical settings.
• Knowledge of expected hemodynamic and blood chemistry values reflecting health as well as diseased states to detect anomalous patient waveforms or data and determine whether the information is valid or in error due to technological constraints.
• Knowledge of surgical and anesthetic practices sufficient to anticipate the equipment and supplies required for a scheduled procedure. Assist the anesthesiologist during both routine and emergency situations, such as a difficult intubation.
• Ensures that each procedure has a complete and properly functioning life support system available.
• Uses aseptic techniques when assembling sterile monitoring systems, and when assisting the anesthesiologist with procedures such as spinals, and the insertion of specialized catheters.
• Decontaminates anesthesia equipment and re-useable goods with infection control procedures to prevent patient cross-contamination or the spread of nosocomial infections.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient and employee information.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs