Certification: |
|
• Do you currently hold a national certification with ASATT?
|
Count |
% |
Yes
No |
176
245 |
41.81%
58.19% |
|
• How many years have you held your certification?
|
Count |
% |
Less than 5 years
5- 7 years
8 years or more |
49
39
90 |
27.53 %
21.91 %
50.56 % |
|
• How many times did you take the certification exam in order to pass?
|
Count |
% |
0 – 1
2
3
4
5 |
161
13
1
0
0 |
91.48 %
7.39%
0.57%
0%
0% |
|
• How have you benefited from being certified?
|
Count |
% |
Increase in pay
Promotion
Required to maintain employment
No benefit 61 |
87
43
44
61 |
49.43%
24.43%
25%
34.66% |
|
• What is your primary method for obtaining the necessary CEUs required for re- certification?
|
Count |
% |
ASATT Educational meeting
Hospital in-services
Regional ASATT Educational Meetings
Quiz in the quarterly issue of the SENSOR |
49
48
41
16 |
27.84%
27.27%
23.30%
9.09% |
Facility or Place of Employment |
|
• Type of Facility Employed?
|
Count |
% |
One day Surgery Center
Small community hospital
Large Private Hospital
University/ Teaching Hospital
Pediatric Hospital |
5
85
120
148
10 |
1.19%
20.19%
28.50%
35.15%
2.38% |
|
• Your job as an Anesthesia Technician reports directly to which department?
|
Count |
% |
Anesthesiology Department
Nursing Department
Biomedical Department
Perioperative Services
Private Anesthesiology group |
245
68
0
74
10 |
58.19%
16.15%
0%
17.58%
2.38$ |
|
• Job Responsibilities
|
Count |
% |
Workroom only
Workroom, turnovers, supplies
Handle equipment and above
Technical / Clinical
A combination of all of the above and more |
1
11
17
18
363 |
0.24%
2.61%
4.04%
4.28%
86.22% |
| Please check all that apply: |
Count |
% |
Start IV/ insertion
Order supplies
Assist w/difficult intubations
Transport cases
Operate cell saver
Perform turnovers
Troubleshoot anes. machines
Work on committees
Operate balloon pump
Clean scopes/instruments
Perform machine checkout
Assist with invasive lines
Assist w/ blood warming equipment
Work in transplant rooms
Work as managers
Work as supervisors
Responsible for educational needs
Part of decision process |
136
361
372
262
161
377
388
204
52
365
342
351
386
120
90
139
188
248 |
32.30 %
85.75 %
88.36 %
62.23 %
38.24 %
89.55 %
92.16 %
48.46 %
12.35 %
86.70 %
81.24 %
83.37 %
91.69 %
28.50 %
21.38 %
33.02 %
44.66 %
58.91 % |
|
• Do you work in the following locations?
|
Count |
% |
Operating rooms (GGG, Neuro, Cardiology)
Radiology
Labor and Delivery
Pain Treatment Service
All of the above |
173
4
5
1
214 |
41.09%
0.95%
1.19%
0.24%
50.83% |
|
• How many Anesthesia Technologists/ Technicians are employed at your facility?
|
Count |
% |
0-5
5-10
10-15
more than 15 |
189
104
44
59 |
44.89%
24.70%
10.45%
14.01% |
|
• How many technicians for every OR suite/location?
|
Count |
% |
4 rooms/ 1 technician
6 rooms/2 technicians
8 rooms/ 2 locations/ 2 technicians
20 rooms/ 4 locations/ 8 technicians
rooms/locations/technicians |
133
39
53
39
157 |
31.59%
9.26%
12.59%
9.26%
37.29% |
Staffing: |
|
• What is your official hospital job description title?
|
Count |
% |
Anesthesia Aid
Anesthesia Technician
Anesthesia Technologist
OR Technician
OR support Tech |
9
273
25
1
2 |
2.14%
64.85%
5.94%
0.24%
0.48% |
|
• What is the highest level of anesthesia technician at your facility?
|
Count |
% |
Technician (cleaner)
Technician I (technical/clinical)
Technician II (supervisor)
Technician III (manager) |
36
131
114
78 |
8.55%
31.12%
27.08%
18.53% |
|
• What was your previous job before becoming an anesthesia technician?
|
Count |
% |
Anesthesia Technician
Surgical Technician
LPN/ RN
Respiratory Therapist
Veterinary Technician |
76
41
28
10
5 |
18.05%
9.74%
6.65%
2.38%
1.19% |
|
• How many years have you been employed as an anesthesia technician?
|
Count |
% |
Less than 1 year
1 – 5 years
6 – 10 years
11 – 15 years
16 – 20 years |
33
124
90
63
73 |
7.84%
29.45%
21.38%
14.96%
17.34% |
|
• What is your base salary range?
|
Count |
% |
Less than $10,000
$10,000 - $20,000
$21,000 - $30,000
$31,000 - $40,000
$41,000 - $50,000
$50,000 or above |
8
29
115
138
67
64 |
1.90%
6.89%
27.32%
32.78%
15.91%
15.20% |
|
• What part of the country do you live in?
|
Count |
% |
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Northwest
Southwest
Other |
98
84
71
51
68
8 |
23.28%
19.95%
16.86%
12.11%
16.15%
1.90% |
Education |
|
• What is your highest level of education?
|
Count |
% |
Grade School
High School
College based Anesthesia Technician Program
Completed college |
0
166
51
115 |
0%
39.43%
12.11%
27.32% |
|
• What is the required level of education to be employed as Anesthesia Technician at your facility?
|
Count |
% |
GED
High School
Trade School
Anesthesia Technician Program
College |
27
245
12
52
30 |
6.41%
58.19%
2.85%
12.35%
7.13% |
|
• What is your primary language?
|
Count |
% |
English
Spanish
Polish
German
Ukrainian |
404
11
0
0
0 |
95.96%
2.61%
0%
0%
0% |
|
• Pick the answer that best describes the highest support that your facility provides for continuing education?
|
Count |
% |
Frequent in-services
Formal school
Anesthesia tech programs offered at other facilities
Travel to ASATT regional
Travel to ASATT annual meeting |
165
17
25
50
84 |
39.19%
4.04%
5.94%
11.88%
19.95% |
|
• Pick the answer that best describes the area that you would like ASATT to focus on?
|
Count |
% |
Certification
Formal Education
Continuing Education |
140
96
144 |
33.25%
22.80%
34.20% |
