Anesthesia Technician

Anesthesia Technician OpportunityIt's more than a career, it's a callingWI-St. Agnes HospitalWorker Type: RegularJob Highlights:Join a team where your work matters - every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.Join our surgical team as an Anesthesia Technician and serve as the trusted right-hand support to anesthesia providers. In this dynamic role, you'll prepare and maintain anesthesia equipment, stock critical supplies, assist with room turnover between patients, and help ensure seamless surgical operations throughout the hospital. If you enjoy staying active, working collaboratively, and making a direct impact on patient care, this opportunity is for you.Department: AnesthesiologySchedule: 20 hours per week - Wed/Thurs/Fri mornings *subject to change based on department needsJob Summary:Performs a number of duties in assisting the professional staff in setting-up, calibrating, disinfection and operating anesthesia equipment. Orders, obtains, stocks and distributes anesthesia supplies to carts.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIESChecks, cleans and maintains anesthesia machine monitors including changing oxygen cylinders, refilling anesthesia gases, changing CO2 absorbent and ensuring equipment is in good working order.Assists in set-ups of anesthesia equipment as needed.Orders, obtains and stocks sterile solution surgical supplies to specified storage cabinets, including automated dispensing systems/cabinets.Orders and maintains inventories of supplies in anesthesia and related areas. Ensures anesthesia carts are appropriately stocked.Ensures malfunctioning equipment is serviced and proper infection control and regulatory guidelines are followed.Assists in operating room turn-over by disinfecting anesthesia work surfaces, monitor cables and connecting a clean anesthesia circuit to the anesthesia machine.Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATIONHigh School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experienceEXPERIENCENo experience requiredPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSConstant standing and walking.Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.Frequent reaching and gripping.Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry.REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, WisconsinBasic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)Work Shift:Variable Shift (United States of America)Job Type:EmployeeDepartment: 4400000038 ANESTHESIOLOGY Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.