This Medical Instrument Technician (Anesthesia) position is located in the Anesthesiology Service, located at the West Roxbury, MA campus. This is a Full-time position 40 hours per week.
The Medical Instrument Technician (MIT), Anesthesiology serves as a medical administrative support person and assists in the coordination of associated administrative duties, as well as clinical duties for the delivery of anesthesiology care. He/she also assumes all technical and safety maintenance pre- and post- procedures for all equipment used in the anesthesia support.
MIT, Anesthesiology performs logistical and technical support, assisting and anticipating the needs of anesthesia personnel in direct patient care often during difficult situations. Provides support and is responsible for the operation of the supply and equipment support areas of the anesthesia department. Major Duties include, but are not limited to: Updates, maintains, and reviews clinical logs for sterilization procedures/protocols according to all applicable guidelines.
Developing/maintaining Quality Management monitors for infection control and complications. Purchasing/ordering new equipment, maintaining supplies/inventories and stocks for equipment. Maintains all records, logs, and documentation for equipment ordering. Arranges in-services/meetings with company representatives/vendors for new equipment or as needs arise. Performs maintenance of all anesthesia equipment including inspection, leak testing, cleaning.
Performs biological monitoring of sterilizer as required by policy. Provides in-service training and education to new employees and other hospital personnel regarding the cleaning, maintenance, safety, proper operation, and troubleshooting of equipment and accessories; maintains associated documentation as appropriate. Assist physicians by setting up appropriate equipment and providing technical support. Assists with post-procedure equipment care, log and transport as needed.
Serves as a liaison to service and facility purchasing department as well as outside vendors. Coordinates equipment repairs, schedules routine maintenance and safety check, arranges for loaner equipment when appropriate, makes appropriate recommendations regarding repairing/replacing equipment, and maintains documentation of equipment repair expenditures and safety checks.
Maintains, evaluates, troubleshoots, and performs on site adjustments for all technical equipment and accessories (i.e. monitors, video systems and components), as well as investigating multiple systems/equipment links to achieve desired clinical outcomes. Prepares patients for procedures and room turnover activities, including proper patient position during the procedure and attaching monitoring devices.
Performs cleaning and stocking of the procedure rooms, cabinets/drawers, video stand, and monitors. Maintains stock items in procedure rooms and procedure and stocks medication in proper areas. Responsible for imaging equipment used during the procedures and assists with updating log of all procedures. Initiates and participates in quality assurance, research studies and utilizes results of quality activities to initiate changes in practices, as indicated.
Oversee the daily work of the Medical Supply Techs assigned to all three campuses within the facility. Ensures adherence to proper procedures and standards as stated in applicable directives and policy. Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are appropriate to the position and area as needed. Work Schedule: Will be discussed during the interview.
Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a Virtual position Functional Statement #: PD523-F1450, PD523-F1451, PD523-F1452, PD523-F1453, and PD523-F1454 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. Notifications: This position is in the Excepted Service. Current Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action).
The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. The incumbent may be required to travel to other VA Boston campuses and CBOCs. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Physical Requirements: Work requires an individual with average dexterity of all extremities. Individual will be standing for a majority of the working hours, but will also include some walking, bending, lifting, and carrying of items. Work also requires transferring and moving patients on stretchers and moving heavy endoscopy equipment carts.
The work may require heavy lifting of equipment or patients. Grandfathering Provision. The following is the standard grandfathering policy for all Title 38 Hybrid qualification standards. Some of these provisions may not apply to this occupation. Please carefully review the qualification standard to determine the specific education and/or licensure/certification/ registration requirements that apply to this occupation.
All persons employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education and licensure/certification/registration that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation.
For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: Such employees in an occupation that does not require a licensure/certification/registration, may be reassigned, promoted, or demoted within the occupation.
Such employees in an occupation that requires a licensure/certification/registration, may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level, or demoted within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions.
Such employees in an occupation that requires a licensure/certification/registration only at higher grade levels must meet the licensure/certification/registration requirement before they can be promoted to those higher grade levels.
Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard.
Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation, who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation. If an employee who was retained in an occupation listed in 38 U.S.C.
§ 7401(3) under this provision leaves that occupation, the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation.
julia.murdoch@va.gov · 508-513-7803
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $41236 – $82275/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-13.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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