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Anesthesia Tech PRN
Overview
Anesthesia Tech PRN s are an integral part of the surgical team, providing essential nursing care to patients during surgical cases. Their role requires a high level of accuracy and professionalism in a fast-paced surgical environment. Anesthesia Tech PRN s are responsible for ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care during surgery. Their ability to maintain a professional approach while providing nursing care is critical in ensuring positive patient outcomes while keeping patients and their families informed. Will work directly with surgeons, medical/surgical staff and post-acute caregivers to create comprehensive patient care from pre- to post-op. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding career in nursing, with a great work/life balance, consider a career with USPI.
Success Profile
What makes a successful Anesthesia Tech PRN at our location? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Flexibility
- Attention to Detail
- Compassion
- Emotional Stability
- Adaptability
- Strong Clinical Judgment
Culture
Our mission is to treat each and every one of our patients, and their families, as if they were our own family member. Each patient, each family, each and every time.
- Working with compassion and respect for others and each other, supporting our communities and advocating for our patients
- Acting with integrity and the highest ethical standards – always
- Delivering results through accountability and transparency
- Embracing inclusiveness for all people in our workplace and in the communities we serve
Career Path
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Nurse Manager leads to Job Title 2
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Clinical Director (CNO) leads to Job Title 3 or Job Title 4
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Administrator (CEO) leads to Job Title 5
Benefits
Providing a comprehensive benefits package is paramount, as we not only take care of our communities but also foster an environment of support for one another.
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Work/Life Balance
Most of our ASC's offer daytime schedules, with no weekends and nights, and no call. (Schedules vary at our surgical centers.)
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Learning and Education
Employees have access to thousands of free online courses to further their education at their own schedule.
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Leadership and Executive Development
Whether a clinician is interested in advancing to a leadership position or a business office staff member aspires to be a hospital CFO, various programs are available.
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Coaching and Mentorship
We are committed to devoting energy and attention to grow our team members and create a lasting impact on our care. By coaching, challenging and further developing our best and brightest team members, we foster an environment to build long-term sustainable growth for our organization.
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Military and Veterans Support
Our values of working efficiently and uniting for a higher purpose align well with those of our military and veteran community. We would love to assist you with skill and experience equivalency mapping to ease your transition into a successful civilian career.
Responsibilities
Job Summary: Participates as the primary assistant to Anesthesia for procedures in the Operating Room. Prepares anesthesia supplies:
Preoperative:
- Ensure anesthesia carts are supplied and machines are in each room prior to the beginning of the surgery schedule and between procedures. Checks and replaces anesthesia gas tanks as needed.
- Retrieve special anesthesia supplies that are anticipated and/or requested by the person administering the anesthetic before and during surgery.
- Prepares complex equipment and supplies for hemodynamic monitoring. This varies based on location and may include peripheral arterial and pulmonary artery catheter transducers, EKG, pulse oximeter, and nerve simulators.
- Ensures monitoring equipment and supplies are ready.
- Ensures the anesthesia machine is ready for use including troubleshooting and correcting problems. May perform daily anesthesia equipment inspections including suction, electrical plugs, gas connections, oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders.
- May assist in positioning patients for procedures.
Intraoperative:
- Assist in dressing and securing IVs and Arterial lines.
- Assist Anesthesia during intubating and extubating procedures as directed.
- Restock all used supplies as needed during a surgery.
- Dispose of contaminated materials and disinfect equipment in accordance with general operating room P&P concerning biohazardous waste.
- Maintain awareness of physiological parameters and baselines of patients during a surgery.
Postoperative:
- Clean anesthesia equipment in the Operating Room and outside locations following each
procedure. - Clean, maintain, and package used anesthesia materials and equipment.
- Inventories and orders anesthesia supplies.
- Run errands as requested by anesthesiologists/CRNAs/charge RN/other team members as
appropriate to facilitate the preparation and conduct of anesthesia. Perform additional duties as requested by other team members. - Trouble shoot broken equipment and fix as directed by clinical engineering.
Required Skills:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent.
- Anesthesia Tech training
- BLS certification required.
- Two years of experience as Anesthesia Tech required.
- Good communication skills with physicians, staff and patients.
- Understands operations of anesthesia machine, monitors, C02 analyzers, 02 sat analyzers.
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