Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
Orders and maintains anesthesia inventory levels in anesthesia department; including specialty orders; identifies substitutes due to any backorders.
Maintains supplies on the trauma cart, difficult airway cart and lung cart.
Work with reps, purchasing, and central supply to coordinate trial of new supplies or any change in inventory.
Identify and coordinate potential cost savings in anesthesia department.
Prime IV/invasive lines and assist with placement.
Assist with difficult intubations.
Assist in critical situations; assist with transporting patients.
Maintains and stocks all anesthetizing locations with anesthesia supplies specific to that area in anesthesia machine and Pyxis and stock cabinets in all Procedural Services areas.
Troubleshoot anesthesia equipment.
Setup EV1000 (noninvasive arterial line) for use in OR.
Maintains the cleanliness and orderliness for all anesthesia areas; applies infection control measures and safety/waste disposal guidelines.
Clean and maintain anesthesia equipment.
Assist in setup of TEE machine, as needed.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
High School Graduate or GED.
2 or more years in a surgery clinical role, preferably as a scrub tech or as an anesthesia tech.
Preferred Education and Experience
Associates Degree
Experience with supply chain management, customer service and systems analysis
Preferred Licensure and Certification
Certified Anesthesia Technician - American Society of Anesthesia Technicians-Technologists (ASATT)
Scrub Tech certification
The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.
Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.
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