Anesthesia Technician- Per Diem

Seeking a per diem anesthesia technician for as needed coverage during morning hours, some afternoons and weekends.32h in 6 weeks, seeking majority 1st shift availability. May have to work 2-3 weekends per year. Holiday is 1 holiday on call every other year.

Major Responsibilities:

• Sets up monitoring equipment in the operating room. This includes the operating table, autotransfusion system, electrocardiograph (ECG) and temperature cables, hyper/hypothermia blanket, medication and pressure manifolds, rapid infusion warmer, recorders, defibrillators, the patient monitoring system, and transesophageal echocardiography imaging unit (TEE) machines.
• During surgical procedures, assists in the insertion of arterial pressure lines, central venous and Swan-Ganz catheter insertion, draws arterial and/or venous blood samples for diagnostic testing, checks ventilators for proper operating efficiency, operates monitor and recording systems, and identifies the various types of intubation blades and fiberoptic bronchoscopes as well as any other special equipment or supplies required for difficult intubation. …