Anesthesia Technician Lead

Department :

37713 Aurora St. Lukes South Shore - Anesthesiology

Status : Full time

Benefits Eligible : Yes

Hou rs Per Week : 40

Schedule Details / Additional Information :

Full-time, dayshift Monday - Friday 630-1500 or 830-1700. This position will have on call one - two nights per work week, one weekend every four weeks, and one - two holidays per year. On call requires arrival within 30-minutes.

Pay Range

$21.45 - $32.20

Major Responsibilities :

• Acts as a resource and role model to employees, which includes training / orienting, providing day-to-day work direction, and giving input on performance. Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work, monitors productivity, maintains appropriate staffing levels, directs efforts and provides guidance on more complex issues.
• Assists with human resource responsibilities, which may include interviewing and selection of new employees, staff development, providing performance feedback, resolution of employee concerns, and employee morale.
• Assists in interpreting department policies and procedures, and advises and updates staff on procedural changes. Identifies performance improvement opportunities within the department and facilitates change.
• Provides input on all phases of anesthesia delivery, working procedures, quality assurance, and process improvement. Make recommendations for changes and communicates and promotes new approaches.
• Remains current in anesthesia services management concepts, clinical knowledge, and hospital policies and procedures and assures communication to staff. Maintains advanced clinical and technical knowledge in the area of anesthesia administration.
• Sets up monitoring equipment in the operating room and moves anesthesia equipment to proper surgical suite; checks equipment to verify proper connections, gasses turned off, etc. Maintains adequate supply of proper equipment. Calibrates all pressures and recording systems within the patient monitoring system to ensure and maintain precise readings.
• Provides general assistance to the Anesthesiologist, other technicians and co-workers as needed. During surgical procedures, assists in the insertion of arterial pressure lines. Draws arterial and / or venous blood samples for diagnostic testing.
• Transfers patients to and from the operating room. Collects all data sheets and transports them with the patient, establishes electrocardiograph (ECG) and pressure monitoring at the destination, and reports monitoring status to the receiving Nurse.
• Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing / pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his / her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and / or Certification Required :

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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required :

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions :

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

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Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.