Anesthesia Technician - San Antonio, TX

USPI Foundation Surgical Hospital is seeking a motivated Anesthesia Tech to join our team. We have 25 Beds and 8 OR rooms and 3 ER Rooms. We perform outpatient surgical procedures in Orthopedic, Spine.

Job Summary: The Anesthesia Technician assists the anesthesiologist and the circulating nurse with the administration of anesthesia and assures that adequate supplies are available as needed.

Job Duties:

Assist anesthesia providers in the OR with airway management and IVs.

Respond and assist in emergencies.

Order, stock and maintain anesthesia supplies.

Maintain anesthesia machines, crash cart & malignant hyperthermia carts daily.

Respond to emergencies in other departments.

Assist in other departments as needed.

Assist with positioning patients for surgical procedures

What We Offer

As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

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Required Skills:

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Anesthesia Tech training
• BLS certification required.
• Two years' experience as Anesthesia Tech required.
• Good communication skills with physicians, staff and patients.
• Understands operations of anesthesia machine, monitors, C02 analyzers, 02 sat analyzers.
• Basic knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement ideology.