Anesthesia Technician - UI Health, Outpatient Surgery Center; SCB

Anesthesia Technician - UI Health, Outpatient Surgery Center (SCB)

Hiring Department: SCB Perioperative Services

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition : 1039064

FTE: 1

Work Schedule: 9:00AM - 5:30PM

Shift: Flex Days

# of Positions: 1

Workplace Type: On-Site

Posting Close Date: January 27, 2025

Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $25.26 - $39.08 / Hourly Wage

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers.

It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.

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This position is intended to be eligible for benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid Time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Anesthesia Technicians perform support and technical duties below the professional level that are related to the care and monitoring of patients being administered anesthesia prior to and during operations in a health care facility. Anesthesia Technicians supervise and train subordinate employees, assist in the management of operations, serve liaisons to the attending or medical staff, and provide higher level technical assistance to the professional anesthesia staff.

• Provides advanced assistance related to the care and monitoring of anesthetized patients; assists in the application of major anesthesia monitors and anesthesia machines that are used in administering general, spinal and epidural anesthesia.
• Assists with airway management interventions including tracheal intubation, fiber optics, or ventilator support.
• Independently maintains and/or assists in the maintenance of equipment used in the department (such as electronic monitors, anesthesia machines, ventilators, and warming machines).
• Prepares anesthesia equipment for general and specialty cases including, but not limited to liver and kidney transplant, cardiac, malignant hyperthermia.
• Independently performs anesthesia machine check and set-ups of specialty equipment including but not limited to EV1000 arterial line, Rapid Infuser (Belmont), Ultrasound and TEE machine.
• Maintains and restocks anesthesia carts and specialty carts.
• Assists in performing tests on malfunctioning equipment; returns equipment to the manufacturer for repair or contacts the service representative to repair equipment on the premises.
• Advices and assists personnel in assigned area when questions and problems arise (such as malfunctioning equipment or shortage of equipment).
• Plans and is responsible for keeping an inventory of anesthesia supplies used in the operating rooms.
• Assists in planning and assigning the work of subordinate personnel; adjusts work assignments to ensure adequate coverage in operating and recovery rooms.
• Assists in the selection and training of lower level employees; instructs new personnel in established and new techniques and procedures (such as testing anesthesia equipment, and connecting monitors before surgery).
• Assumes responsibilities of the Anesthesia Supervisor during absences.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.