Anesthesia Technician 40 hoursweek
Augusta, ME - USA
Job Summary
Position: Anesthesia Technician
Location: Alfond Center for Health Augusta
Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week)
Shift: Days (8a-5p); Monday-Friday
The Role:
The Anesthesia Technician plays an essential role in supporting anesthesia personnel before during and after procedures. This position prepares and maintains anesthesia equipment and supplies assists with patient care and procedures troubleshoots equipment and maintains a clean organized and safe environment.
What Youll Do
As an Anesthesia Technician youll work closely with our licensed anesthesia providers to ensure patient safety and support. Your responsibilities will include:
- Equipment Management: Cleaning and setting up all types of anesthesia equipment.
- Patient Support: Assisting with patient assessment monitoring transport positioning IV insertion invasive lines and airway management.
- Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Providing daily equipment maintenance and addressing malfunctions.
- Room Turnover: Facilitating efficient and safe room transitions.
What You Bring
- High School diploma or GED preferred
- Previous clinical or healthcare experience preferred; 1 year or more of clinical experience is preferred
- Active status on the State of Maine CNA Registry preferred
- Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification is required within 6 months of hire
- Knowledge of sterile technique and infection prevention practices
- Basic analytical and problem-solving skills including the ability to calibrate and troubleshoot equipment
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a fast-paced collaborative perioperative team
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to safely perform the physical requirements of the position including standing for extended periods moving equipment and assisting with patient transport and positioning
Why MaineGeneral Health
- Full-time Monday-Friday schedule
- No nights weekends or holidays
- Generous earned time program
- Comprehensive benefits - health dental vision and wellness programs
- Continuing education opportunities and tuition reimbursement
- Collaborative perioperative and anesthesia team
- Commitment to employee safety wellness and work/life balance
The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience qualifications skills and market addition to base pay eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift weekend holiday on-call and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.
Supporting all aspects of our employees wellness physical emotional and financial is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
We offer quality health dental and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays be with family go on vacation or simply take care of themselves.
When life gets challenging employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Access the wages youve already earned before payday with Payactiv giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource theyre how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at .
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of the people of the greater Kennebec Valley.