Lead Anesthesia Technician Anesthesiology

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in partnership with the more than 171000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System ANTHC provides world-class health services which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center wellness programs disease research and prevention rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

ANTHC is the largest most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States and Alaskas second-largest health employer with more than 3100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nations largest state.

Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees which includes:

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee with over 20 plans and tiers.

• Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances

• Discounted Pet Insurance

• Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).

• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay based on your own addition you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.

• Paid Time Off starts immediately earning up to 6 hours per pay period with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.

• Eleven Paid Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment

• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.

• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident hospital indemnity and critical illness.

• On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.

• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief financial counseling mental/emotional health and discounted legal advice.

• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.

• On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.

• License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.

• Emergency Travel Assistance

• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility

• Discount program for travel gym memberships amusement parks and more.

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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference forqualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.

Summary:

Under direct supervision the Anesthesia Technician will be responsible for performing various anesthesia specialized treatment procedures that will significantly affect the accuracy and reliability of further processes associated with the anesthetic course of the patient across the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. The position will support the Anesthesia Department.

Responsibilities:

Provides assistance to Anesthesiologists/CRNAs during patient induction maintenance and emergence from anesthesia.

Makes daily anesthesia tech assignments to assist the licensed anesthesia provider in clinical settings where anesthesia is administered at all sites.

Reviews the operating room schedule and ULMC schedule to ensure coverage in a fast-paced environment with multiple schedule changes throughout the day.

Serves as a role model and lead to other anesthesia techs and provides positive influence to initiate and facilitate change.

Oversees supply acquisitions restocking anesthesia carts and areas.

Working with the Anesthesia Department leadership he/she assures competencies for anesthesia techs are current and complete.

Provides orientation for new techs. Manages work schedule for anesthesia techs. Also provides in services for anesthesia techs on new technology equipment and supplies.

Educates anesthesia technicians in the calibrating of anesthesia machines and equipment checks. Holds them accountable for calibrations and equipment checks.

Assist in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) as needed.

Monitors anesthesia machines set-ups and supplies to assure set-ups are complete and supplies available for assigned procedures rooms or anesthetizing location.

Participates in identifying and planning for staffing consistent with needs of client population and budgetary parameters.

Assists with procuring and return of monitoring equipment used during the transport of patients from the operating room to ICUs or other locations.

Participates in hiring and onboarding of staff and performance reviews.

Works closely with others in collaborative manner to prepare the patient for surgery.

Maintains relationship with device and equipments representative to facilitate adoption of emerging new technology.

Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Other information:

Knowledge Skills Abilities:

Knowledge of the English language including the rules of composition and grammar.

Knowledge of applicable federal/state laws regulations accreditation standards and other operational guidelines and directives.

MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

Associates Degree from an accredited college or suitable combination of education and experience.

Progressively responsible professional work-related experience education or training may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for college education.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

Non-supervisory Eight 4years of responsible Anesthesia Technician or Technologist experience.

OR

Supervisory Two (2) years of Anesthesia Technician or Technologist supervisory experience.

MINIMUM CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

Technologist Certification by American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT)

Basic Life Support BLS Certification.

PREFERRED EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

N/A

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

N/A

PREFERRED CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

N/A

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

May be required to work outside the traditional work schedule.

May be called out to work off-shift in emergency situations.

Requires regular independent travel between ANMC and ASI.

According to the needs of the organization some incumbents in this job class may be required to obtain specific technical certifications and programming language skills.

Required Experience:

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