All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits and Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development 
• Whole Person Well-being and Mental Health Resources 

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better. 

Schedule: Part-time 

Shift: Days 

Location: AdventHealth Fish Memorial – 1055 Saxon Blvd, Orange City, FL 32763 

The role you’ll contribute:

Assists licensed anesthesia providers with patient care and equipment maintenance. 

The value you’ll bring to the team: 

• Cleans, sterilizes, and sets up anesthesia equipment
• Assists anesthesia providers with patient assessment, monitoring, transporting, positioning, insertion of intravenous and other invasive lines, and airway management 
• Maintains equipment and troubleshoots malfunctions
• Ensures necessary equipment and supply inventory remain in stock
• Assists with schedule preparations, which includes emergent and urgent surgical procedures involving anesthesia
• Provides routine and emergency services for anesthesiologists
• Under the direction of the Anesthesiologist or CRNA assists anesthesia professional staff as requested: Assists in preparation and draping of patient for invasive monitoring/ procedures by licensed anesthesia providers. Assists and anticipates needs of licensed anesthesia providers in invasive monitor insertion and procedures such as pulmonary artery catheter, central venous access, regional anesthesia, fiber optic intubation and is familiar with the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm. Anticipates need for invasive monitoring according to daily OR schedule. Aids in preparation of patients for major invasive monitoring and/ or complex cases including but not limited to placement of BP cuff, ECG leads, Pulse Oximeter, positioning. Sets up OR for cases which may include the following: Preparation of laryngoscope and intubation equipment, IV solution and tubing set-up and set up of IV warming devices. Participates in the process for blood component verification as needed
• Makes available, assembles, and assists with operation of specialized equipment such as humidification units; fiber optic endoscopic equipment; rapid infusion devices/blood warmers; patient warming devices; neuromuscular devices; infusion pumps and syringes; balloon pump initial setups and TEE setup
• Maintains and organizes the anesthesia environment, equipment, supplies and personnel to facilitate department functions. Maintains the availability of necessary equipment in each operating room. Participates in room turnovers to ensure efficient flow of cases. Provides peri-operative technical support to the anesthesia professional staff for delivery of patient care
• Demonstrates detailed technical knowledge and troubleshooting ability for anesthesia delivery system, scavenger system, gas analyzer, EKG, pulse oximeter and any other anesthesia related equipment. Responds to and investigates all anesthesia machine alarms. Ensures preventative maintenance is completed as required. Reports malfunctioning equipment and follows through to ensure replacement
• Inventories, orders and maintains departmental supply stock consistent with departmental demand. Cognizant of where supplies are kept and can be obtain or stock them accordingly. Maintains the sterile supplies and medications within the expiration date. Ensures medications are secured always. Properly disposes of used medications. Monitors refrigerators utilized for stock of medications

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed: 

Minimum qualifications: 

• High School graduate or equivalent
• One year of Healthcare experience
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the health care industry Ability to appropriately monitor dosages and use clinical equipment
• Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with patients and their family, hospital staff, nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals 

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior Patient Care Tech experience

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About AdventHealth

At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Our more than 80,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers are committed to providing individualized, wholistic care.

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