Anaesthesia Tech

Anesthesia Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Provides anesthesia technician services to patients under the direct supervision of licensed anesthetists.
- Cleans, sterilizes, disinfects, orders/stocks and maintains routine anesthesia equipment and supplies.
- Maintain anesthesia medications, supplies and equipment according to needs and schedules.
- Cleans, organizes and maintains anesthesia workroom, supplies and equipment.
- Prepare and maintain patient monitoring devices and anesthesia delivery systems pre, intra and post anesthesia and with consideration and knowledge of age-specific issues related to meeting the needs of the various patient groups.
- Perform basic trouble shooting for monitors and equipment and reports defective equipment and equipment malfunctions appropriately/immediately.
- Maintain established departmental policies, procedures, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Documents and maintains preventative maintenance and quality records.
- Assists with transport of patients and laboratory specimens as necessary.
- Ability to travel between facilities or other treatment locations as necessary.
- Responsible for performing tasks that are within the scope of his/her educational preparation, knowledge, and permitted by the policies and procedures.
- Certain units and settings, require special training, skills and proven competency, in addition to the usual skills of the Anesthesia Technician. Only Anesthesia Technicians with documentation of the appropriate skills and certifications assigned to these areas.
- Promotes effective working relationships with anesthesia department staff and works collaboratively with RN circulators, Surgical Technicians, Service Technicians and Equipment Technicians.
- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds/meetings and in-services as needed.
- Complies with Infection Control, Standard Precautions and standards for the healthcare professional.
- Ability to work effectively within role independently and with other team members.
- Ability to organize and complete work in a timely manner.
- Ability to read, write and effectively communicate in English.
- Ability to understand medical/surgical terminology.
- with transferable Visa and NOC
- with QCHP license

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent