Department/Unit:
Anesthesiology Hospital
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$46,947.00 - $65,726.00Anesthesia Technicians attend to the practical details of preparing and maintaining anesthesia supplies and equipment, freeing the anesthesia care team to focus on the patient. Anesthesia Technicians perform duties under the direct supervision of a Licensed Anesthesia Provider and/or Registered Nurse (RN). The Anesthesia Technician adheres to AMC policies, standards and practice as well as departmental policy for the Anesthesia Department and assists with Anesthesia Delivery Systems; Equipment, Instrumentation, and Technology; Room turnover; Blood Salvage; and Infection Control.• Maintains inventory of machines/carts related to provision of anesthesia (including drug labels).
• Differentiates the capabilities, limitations, and special applications of anesthesia machines/carts.
• Anticipates the needs of Providers based on location (OR vs. Non-Operating Room Anesthesia).
• Identifies power supplies, circuit breakers, and medical gas connectors for each machine.
• Maintains the stock of pyxis machines and drug boxes.
• Complies with Environmental Health and Safety policy regarding spilled anesthetic agents.
• Completes the process for oxygen tank replacement.
• Utilizes knowledge of biotechnology and monitoring to prepare medical equipment and supplies based on patient need.
• Identifies missing instrument/equipment and works with team to locate and retrieve missing items.
• Assembles invasive as well as non-invasive monitoring equipment.
• Prepares scopes and probes specific to patient care procedures (bronchoscopes, TEE probes, etc.).
• Performs troubleshooting and emergency procedures in the event of equipment failure.
• Applies care and cleaning techniques specific to critical (sterile) vs. semi-critical (clean) items, utilizing
• manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFUs).
• Collaborates with nursing staff on case/room turnover.
• Performs routine room setup for each new case, ensuring availability and function of equipment/supplies
• (including emergency equipment) prior to start.
• Performs room cleaning within the specified time frame.
• Adheres to infection control policies and sharps safety in all aspects of service delivery.
• Practices according to hospital policy and within the limitations of unlicensed assistive care.
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Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York’s only academic medical center, is one of the Capital Region’s largest private employers with more than 9,000 employees. Albany Medical Center provides the highest level of patient care across disciplines, while receiving regional, national, and international recognition for high standards in patient care, education, and biomedical research.
The 766-bed Albany Medical Center offers access to the latest medical services and technological innovations and includes one of the busiest emergency rooms and trauma centers in New York, a children’s hospital and dedicated pediatric emergency room, intensive care units for adults and children, and organ transplant services. Albany Medical College graduates more than 200 medical doctors each year, as well as PAs, CRNAs, biomedical scientists, and bioethicists. Albany Medical College operates a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physician practice with more than 500 doctors.
Albany Medical Center, along with Albany Medical College, is a partner in the Albany Med Health System, the largest and only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England.
