Where You’ll Work
Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Anesthesia Tech, you will perform essential duties under the supervision of licensed anesthesia care physicians, contributing to the efficient and safe delivery of anesthesia services. Every day you will demonstrate practical knowledge and expertise in all general areas of anesthesia, maintain the anesthesia environment, equipment, and supplies, and ensure departmental compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements. To be successful in this role, you will possess practical anesthesia knowledge, meticulous attention to detail in equipment and supply management, and a commitment to maintaining departmental compliance and ensuring a safe anesthesia environment.
- Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the setup, operation, and troubleshooting of anesthesia delivery systems, monitors, and ancillary devices.
- Prepares anesthesia supplies, equipment, and invasive lines for each surgical procedure per individual Anesthesiologist, ensuring all are available and in working order.
- Maintains sufficient inventory of all equipment and supplies, ensuring sterile supplies are within expiration dates, and working with Supply Chain Management on costsaving initiatives.
- Assists anesthesia physicians with patient care, including transport, positioning, application of monitoring devices, insertion of invasive lines, and airway management.
- Prioritizes needs with other ancillary staff, assists with room turnovers and patient throughput, and understands/demonstrates aseptic technique for sterile fields.
- Identifies and prioritizes anesthesia needs in emergent situations, demonstrates knowledge of TJC, OSHA, and Hazmat guidelines, and reports equipment defects to proper personnel.
Job Requirements
Required
- High School Diploma/G.E.D.
- Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
- Previous healthcare related experience
Preferred
- Associate's Degree
- Previous Anesthesia Technician experience
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support