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Medical Instrument Technician - Anesthesia
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
On-site Aurora, CO $62K – $81K Apply by Sep 8, 2026 Medical Instrument Technician ESFJINFJISFJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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A Medical Instrument Technician (Anesthesia) reports to the Anesthesiology Service Chief (clinical) and the Administrative Officer (AO) for Anesthesiology (administrative and programmatic), who determines and defines the overall work goals. Medical Instrument Technicians (Anesthesia Technicians) perform logistical and technical support to anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties and skills needed to be successful in this position include, but are not limited to: Independently performs daily checks in the process of monitoring equipment and anesthetic machines in the operating suite.
- →Perform point of care laboratory testing including I-stat and glucometer.
- →Complete required quality control tests on point of care equipment.
- →Teach nurse anesthetists, residents, house officers and staff physicians on the correct use and maintenance of physiologic monitoring equipment.
- →Set up and calibrate transducer monitoring equipment.
- →Assist with insertion of central access lines using sterile technique.
- →Preparation and stocking of all anesthesia travel carts, and remote anesthesia locations.
- →Assist in positioning patients for anesthesia procedures such as spinal blocks.
- →Cleaning of all anesthesia equipment between cases and terminal clean at end of day.
- →Work with logistics, Service Chief and Administrative Officer to anticipate and find alternatives to backorder of short supply equipment.
- →Check all disposable equipment for outdates and remove them from stock.
- →Prepare primed Intravenous solutions for scheduled cases.
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
- →Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 57bdc114-ed68-4f48-af69-a6d9bd715c76
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