ANESTHESIA TECHNICIAN

Job description

Job Summary The Anesthesia Tech supports the Anesthesiology Department by maintaining equipment and supplies, maintaining a safe and clean environment and assisting with patient care as directed. Ability to travel to all Independence Health facilities required. Essential Job Functions: - Delivers direct and indirect patient care in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, protocols and standards of care. - Performs and/or assists with patient care needs as directed. - Collects and reports ongoing patient care data as directed. - Obtains individual patient care equipment as directed. - Transports patients as directed. - Assists in developing an educational process for the provision and coordination of patient care activities that promote and maintain health, foster self-care and improve outcomes. - Obtains resources as needed. - Reports to the RN/CRNA information regarding the patient's readiness to learn. - Maintains a collaborative relationship with other health care providers to achieve desired outcomes and assure continuous flow of patient care. - Communicates pertinent information of actual/potential problems to the professional nurse or CRNA. - Participates in the unit p...