Medical Instrument Technician - Anesthesia

Allied Health Professional

Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to:

• Independently performs daily checks in the process of monitoring equipment and anesthetic machines in the operating suite.
• Perform point of care laboratory testing including I-stat and glucometer.
• Complete required quality control tests on point of care equipment.
• Teach nurse anesthetists, residents, house officers and staff physicians on the correct use and maintenance of physiologic monitoring equipment. Set up and calibrate transducer monitoring equipment.
• Assist with insertion of central access lines using sterile technique.
• Preparation and stocking of all anesthesia travel carts, and remote anesthesia locations.
• Assist in positioning patients for anesthesia procedures such as spinal blocks.
• Cleaning of all anesthesia equipment between cases and terminal clean at end of day.
• Work with logistics, Service Chief and Administrative Officer to anticipate and find alternatives to backorder of short supply equipment. Check all disposable equipment for outdates and remove them from stock.
• Prepare primed Intravenous solutions for scheduled cases.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0700-1530

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases when setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Not Authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 554-61385A,554-61386A,554-61387A,554-61388A,554-61337A

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs