Anesthesia Technician, 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.

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
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

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