Anesthesia Tech from the view of a Nurse Anesthetist

[cyc0sys]

I'm currently bridging from LPN to RN. I've been offered a position as Anesthesia Tech PRN position at a local hospital. I was interested primarily as a way to get into the hospital. I realize a tech position has no nursing duties or responsibilities. Maintaining a sterile field, stock supplies, transporting patients and cleaning equipment seems to be the gist.

Other than observation and a learning how a surgical floors operates, would this experience be of any use or advantage as nurse from the CRNA standpoint?

I would like to work surgery or cath lab down the road.

I'd appreciate any insight and feed back that could be provided about the daily interactions between these disciplines.

[loveanesthesia]

It's a good job for where you are in your career. If you're interested in becoming a CRNA in the future you need ICU experience once you're an RN.

[NYNurse89]

If you were an anesthesia tech who decided to go back to school to become an RN and then a CRNA that might be somewhat useful because you would already be used to an OR/anesthesia type of environment. However, since you are already in nursing school I don't see any benefit. You must have ICU experience in order to become a CRNA so I think it would be much more beneficial to be a nursing assistant or student extern in the ICU. Working in surgery or cath lab in the future will not help you on your road to becoming a CRNA.