i did the same. i was also allowed to push drugs and intubate but only bc the dr's knew i was going to aa school ssoon and stood right there while i did it, they either watched me do everything or had the drug drawn up already and handed it to me and said give 3 cc's of neo. i did run ballon pumps by myself. pretty much anything (hands on) u have seen someone do in anesthesia i did as a tech bc i had an extra pair of hands and our state laws allowed me to. anything the dr said i could do i could do. the only thing i never did was regional anesthesia fem and central lines.
rt's and paramedics who have anesthesia tech jobs where they have more patient care job duties get paid more than the techs that fill carts and change circuits. i made 18+/hr (starting) as a anesthesia tech and 21 starting in resp. anesthesia techs in the va (at some places) do a lot and can make like 60-70k a year
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