Description
Are you interested in working in a fun and fast-paced specialty and emergency hospital? Colorado Animal Specialty and Emergency (CASE) is a fast-growing, 24/7 37,000 sq. ft. hospital in Boulder, Colorado that is looking to add members to our team!
We are looking for an Anesthesia Technician to join our growing team. Come work at a hospital where you can gain more experience, have fun, and make a positive difference every day!
Anesthesia Technicians are a part of a centralized department that are responsible for monitoring anesthetic cases hospital wide including services such as: Surgery, Internal Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Critical Care, Neurology, Radiology, Pain Management, Emergency and Nephrology. They operate under the supervision of the anesthesiologist and the specialty manager..
Compensation:
- $25 - $32 based on experience
On Call Compensation
- Weekday Overnights: + $3.50
- Weekend Overnights: + $4.50
Schedule:
- Open to five 8-hour shifts, four 10-hour shifts, or three 12-hour shifts - let us know what works best for you!
- One weekend shift per week
- + $2.50 for anything worked between 7a - 7p on weekends
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Perform pre-anesthesia examinations to determine safety and risk for surgery cases.
• Proficiency in implementing prescribed anesthetic plans for cases, from pre-anesthesia through
recovery, including monitoring throughout.
• Perform patient pain assessments and develop proposed analgesic plans for cases using multimodal pain
management techniques.
• Understand and use CASE anesthesia forms in Smartflow and EzVet.
• Set up and troubleshoot anesthesia machines and monitoring equipment.
• Competency in understanding anesthesia machines maintenance programs.
• Proficiency in implementing prescribed analgesic plans for anesthetic cases using local, systemic and regional pain management techniques
• Demonstrate the ability to set up, maintain equipment and to identify normal and abnormal ECG
readings.
• Understand hemodynamics of anesthesia-related hypotension and possess ability to troubleshoot anesthetic complications
• Familiarity with commonly used vasopressor therapy and when to implement during anesthetic procedures.
• Ability to set up and maintain a vasopressor CRI: Norepinephrine, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Vasopressin, Epinephrine
• Proficiency in accurately evaluate a patient's ventilation, oxygenation and acid/base status utilizing pulse oximetry, capnography and arterial blood gas results.
• On call expectations: Maintain rotation with the anesthesia on-call program.
Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge of basic veterinary practices, procedures, and terminology.
• Ability to communicate well with other CASE staff members.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and with little or no supervision
• Ability to multi-task and produce quality work while making effective dec
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