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Anesthesia Technician-Full-time Day Shift

Northwestern Medicine · Geneva, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

How do you orient a new member of staff or a student to the equipment?

What they are checking: The posting names orienting new staff and students to supplies and equipment.

Full time days at Geneva. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with the schedule and location the posting states.

What would you do

How do you decide what needs restocking before anyone tells you?

What they are checking: The posting names daily ordering and stocking, and anticipation is what makes it work.

A difficult airway is called. What does the anesthesiologist need from you?

What they are checking: The posting names assisting with difficult airway among the procedures.

A piece of equipment is not working. Walk me through what you do.

What they are checking: The posting names reporting to Biomed and facilitating loaner equipment.

How do you keep rooms turned over between cases without holding up the list?

What they are checking: The posting names cleaning and stocking rooms between cases.

How do you work under the direction of a nurse while supporting anesthesia?

What they are checking: The posting places the role under the guidance of the registered nurse.

About the work

Tell me about supporting an anesthesia team in an operating room.

What they are checking: Establishes whether the environment is familiar before anything else.

Tell me about setting up for an arterial line or a nerve block.

What they are checking: The posting names both by name.

How would you evaluate a new piece of equipment or a new supply?

What they are checking: The posting names assisting in the evaluation of new equipment and supplies.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Anesthesia Tech reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. The Anesthesia Technician, under the guidance of the registered nurse, assists with stocking of supplies, cleaning, and performing other duties as requested. Included within this assignment is the responsibility for ensuring effective communication between him or herself, the charge nurse, the patient, other staff, physicians, and other hospital departments. Responsibilities: • Assist in inventory management, ordering and stocking of anesthesia supplies. • Order Anesthesia supplies from storeroom daily • Stock Anesthesia supplies in Operating Rooms daily • Stock medications in Pyxis machines for pharmacy as needed • Clean and stock in Operating Rooms between cases • Report equipment problems to Biomed and Anesthesia as needed. Assist in facilitating loaner equipment as necessary • Assist in evaluation of new equipment and supplies • Assist Anesthesia with anesthesia procedures as needed ex: difficult airway, arterial lines, nerve blocks • Orient new staff and students to anesthesia supplies and equipment • Communicate regularly with Anesthesia Charge provider about changes in supplies, medications, equipment, back orders, substitutions • Maintain established department, unit, and hospital policies, procedures, and objectives regarding performance improvement, safety, environmental, and infection control • Assists in housekeeping duties and cleanliness of department as directed to insure safe patient environment • Assists in transportation of patients when directed, maintaining age appropriate safety measures • Performs other duties as assigned Required : • High School graduate or equivalent • Previous experience in hospital setting • Knowledge of growth and development as pertinent to job duties • BLS Certification within 30 days of hire Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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