What are the responsibilities and job description for the Anesthesia Technician position at UPMC?
UPMC Western Maryland is seeking a full-time Anesthesia Technician to support a fast-paced, team-focused environment across multiple procedural areas, including the Operating Room, Labor & Delivery, GI, Cath Lab, IR, MRI, and additional anesthesia locations. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in ensuring safe, efficient anesthesia care by preparing equipment, supporting providers, and assisting with procedures. This position offers varying shifts and includes on-call requirements. Prior anesthesia experience is preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, set up, and maintain anesthesia equipment and supplies for surgical and procedural cases across all supported areas. Troubleshoot equipment issues and perform routine maintenance to ensure readiness.
Assist anesthesia providers (Anesthesiologists, CRNAs, PAs) with patient care by preparing medications, IVs, invasive line setups, and sterile trays
for procedures.
- Support pre-, intra-, and post-operative care by assisting with placement of arterial lines, central venous lines, PA catheters, and difficult airway management.
- Maintain and restock anesthesia carts, surgical suites, and workrooms according to established par levels to ensure supplies are always available.
- Transport anesthesia machines, specialty equipment, and supplies to off-site locations and assist with offsite anesthesia cases as needed.
- Disassemble, clean, decontaminate, and sterilize anesthesia equipment, ensuring compliance with infection control standards; report any issues promptly.
- Assist with room turnovers between cases to minimize downtime and keep the surgical schedule running efficiently.
- Operate specialized equipment such as the Blood Cell Saver and perform point-of-care (POC) testing after competency validation.
- Facilitate communication with anesthesia and OR teams to prioritize daily assignments and remain readily available within procedural areas.
- Support lab-related needs by delivering specimens and retrieving blood products, maintaining accurate records and documentation of all activities.
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000