Anesthesia Technician

It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: u2022Schedule: Full time Rotating Shift u2022Starting Pay: 18.99+/hr. (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.) u2022Sign On Bonus: Available for external qualified candidates u2022Location: Madison, WI Job Summary: Performs a number of duties in assisting the professional staff in setting-up, calibrating, disinfection and operating anesthesia equipment. Orders, obtains, stocks and distributes anesthesia supplies to carts. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES + Checks, cleans and maintains anesthesia machine monitors including changing oxygen cylinders, refilling anesthesia gases, changing CO2 absorbent and ensuring equipment is in good working order. + Assists in set-ups of anesthesia equipment as needed. + Orders, obtains and stocks sterile solution surgical supplies to specified storage cabinets, including automated dispensing systems/cabinets. + Orders and maintains inventories of supplies in anesthesia and related areas. Ensures anesthesia carts are appropriately stocked. + Ensures malfunctioning equipment is serviced and proper infection control and regulatory guidelines are followed. + Assists in operating room turn-over by disinfecting anesthesia work surfaces, monitor cables and connecting a clean anesthesia circuit to the anesthesia machine. + Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. + Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION + High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience EXPERIENCE + No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS + Constant standing and walking. + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent reaching and gripping. + Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. + Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors. + Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin + Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) Work Shift: Rotating Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 4403000007 Surgical Suite Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Benefits: SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. + Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). + Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. + Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All Benefits ( _SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ _,_ _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law._ Click here to learn more. (

Created: 2025-10-06