Anesthesia Technician II

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Who We Are:

Perioperative Services’ mission is facilitated through a culture of safety. The focus of care is on the patient, family, and the environment. The department strives for an environment that enables the provision for safe patient care, excellence in performance, improvement in our process, and positive health outcomes.

Children’s National surgery center performs nearly 17,000 procedures each year on infants, children and adolescents, including kidney transplants, scoliosis, hernia repairs, and procedures to treat disorders and abnormalities of the esophagus and trachea. Other special services include corneal implants and cataract surgeries, and we specialize in cochlear implant for the ear. Children’s surgeons perform laser surgery and employ many types of minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy and thoracoscopy.

What You’ll Do:

The Anesthesia Technician II position assist the anesthesia provider in the delivery of patient care to pediatric surgical patients in a safe and organized manner.  The Anesthesia Technician prepares equipment and work areas in all anesthetizing locations throughout the hospital for procedures requiring anesthesia.  The Technician must be able to set-up, operate, and maintain monitoring and anesthesia equipment to support complex cases including but not limited to cardiac and trauma.  This position will be responsible for maintaining supplies and equipment in all anesthetizing locations.  The Technician is also responsible for stocking anesthesia supplies in carts at the point of care. 

The position description incorporates the core responsibilities of the job. It is recognized that other related duties not specifically mentioned might also be performed, and that not all responsibilities may be carried out depending on operational needs. As a member of the Perioperative Surgical Team and under the supervision and direction of a registered nurse and/or an anesthesiologist the Technician is expected to support the Anesthesiologist, Anesthesia Assistants and Anesthesia trainees in delivery of care to the patient to in various locations where anesthesia is provided. In addition, may provide patient transport and environmental service support as needed

What You’ll Bring:

Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma/GED (Required)
• Completion of an approved Anesthesia technician curriculum or CNH Anesthesia Technician curriculum (Preferred)

Minimum Experience:

• 3 years of experience as an Anesthesia Technician (Required)
• 1 year pediatric, trauma, and cardiac experience (Preferred)

Certification/License Requirements:

• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) (Required)
• ASATT (Preferred)

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Human relations and interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand primary language used in the workplace
• Collaborate with the Anesthesia team in developing a plan of care for each patient
• Assist in the set-up of anesthesia equipment and supplies.  Assures all equipment is functioning before use
• Understands the importance of verification of exposure to sterilization process, checking the integrity of sterile packaging and opening of appropriate supplies
• Serves as a clinical resource to support and develop peers
• Uses supplies in cost effective manner to avoid waste

Functional Abilities:

Demonstrates Competency as an Anesthesia Technician

• Maintains and organizes the anesthesia environment and supplies to facilitate departmental function.
• Prepares operating room and off-site locations for indicated procedures to include setting-up, calibrating, and ensuring integrity of monitoring devices and setting up airway equipment and IV fluids.
• Ensures that location of specialized equipment (e.g. ultrasound machines) is tracked and returned after use to a central location to be available for the next use.
• Consults operating room schedule and anesthesia team to determine equipment needs for all procedures.  Able to troubleshoot as needed.
• Assists the anesthesiologist in establishing, monitoring, intubation, extubation, and arterial cannulation; assist the anesthesiologist by setting up Hotlines, humidified circuits; understand the concepts of Difficult Airway Management.
• Assembles, cleans and stocks anesthesia equipment in assigned anesthetizing locations before and after the operative or diagnostic procedure; able to troubleshoot the anesthesia machine and equipment; set up cardiac and physiologic monitors such as calibrating arterial lines.
• Demonstrates the principles of aseptic technique as defined by AORN and Joint Commission for all anesthesia and surgical supplies and equipment
• Cleans anesthesia machines, cables, carts, blood warmers, heating blankets, and units, IV poles, etc.  Consults with biomed as needed.
• Demonstrates good problem-solving techniques related to supplies, instruments, equipment etc. in a timely organized manner.
• Maintains the cleanliness and organization of the anesthesia workroom, and all anesthesia work stations daily. Maintains supply stock in workrooms and all anesthesia workstations.
• Ensures operating rooms and workrooms have appropriate stock of disposable and durable medical equipment.
• Oversee the monitoring and documentation of all anesthesia equipment for safety, quality control, preventative maintenance and cleanliness and ensure the standards of infection control are available met.
• Ensures proper functioning and integrity of anesthesia equipment.
• Troubleshoots anesthesia machine and equipment.
• Replaces soda absorber granules at the end of each week or sooner if needed.
• Reviews designated induction room/operating room equipment daily to ensure function and availability, include stretchers, oxygen tanks, oxygen gauges, and anesthesia monitors, suction devices.
• Cleans / HLD laryngoscope handles, blades, LMA and return them to their proper location.
• Documents and seek repair of malfunctioning anesthesia relate equipment.
• Assists with transport of patients to the OR.

Demonstrates the knowledge of risk and safety issues and uses measures to ensure optimal outcomes

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
• Actively promotes safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.
• Clean and sterilize laryngoscope handles, blades, LMA and return them to their proper location.
• Handle all sharps in a safe and protective manner in consideration of self and others.
• Apply the correct technique of disinfection and follow manufacturer protocols.
• Follows laboratory protocols and standards for specimen handling and blood products.
• Perform all activities following OSHA guideline and practices; observes aseptic principles.
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making.
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation.
• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review to self-check behavior and performance.
• Assist the surgical team in emergency situations.
• Check expiration dates of medication placed in the medication. Returns expired medication to the pharmacy.
• Assist in between case preparation. Place trash in appropriate containers and location.
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrates actions that show accountability and professional judgment
• Demonstrate actions that show accountability and professional judgment.
• Exercise safe judgment in decision making.
• Arrives at the unit on time.
• Handles difficult situations appropriately.
• Utilizes down time constructively.
• Complies with departmental policies and procedures.
• Able to identify own learning needs.  Seeks out opportunities to meet needs and attends all required meetings/in-services/programs.
• Consistently participates in staff meetings and in-services to improve skills.
• Completes, documents, and reports all mandatory education and training.
• Demonstrate accurate, clear, and timely verbal and written communication.
• Reports patient/family concern/complaint to the charge nurse immediately.
• Seek assistance from Coordinator, Manager, or Charge Nurse when confronted with an unfamiliar situation or problem.

Benefits That Support You:

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

Why Join Us:

• Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
• Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.
• Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
• Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.