Anesthesia Technician Supv

Tufts Medical Center

Boston, MA

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SKILLS

Administrative Management, Anatomy, Anesthesiology, Cancer, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Clinical Medicine, Clinical Support, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Disease Transmission, English Language, Establish Priorities, Healthcare Administration, High School Diploma, Identify Issues, Infection Control, Instrumentation, Internet Application, Interpersonal Skills, Inventory Management, Leadership, Medical Office Administration, Medicine, Onboarding, Patient Care, People Management, Philosophy, Physical Demands, Physiology, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Improvement, Pumps, Record Keeping, Risk, Strategic Planning, Surgical Procedures, Tactical Operations, Telephone Triage

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Boston, MA

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Job Profile Summary This role focuses on providing medical and clinical support services to patients. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Anesthesia related duties: Provides anesthesia for patients undergoing surgical, obstetric, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures while monitoring the patient’s condition and supporting vital organ functions. Responsibilities also include diagnosis and treatment of acute, chronic, and/or cancer pain as well as provide resuscitation and medical management for patients with critical illnesses and severe injuries.A management role that supervises employees focusing on tactical, operational activities within a specified area, with the majority of time spent overseeing area of responsibility, planning, prioritizing and/or directing the responsibilities of employees.Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and/or indirect reports. A role that supervises para-professional employees. Responsibilities that typically include: Setting day-to-day operational objectives for team, problems faced may be difficult but typically are not complex, and ensures policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by direct reports, customers and stakeholders. Job Overview This position has overall responsibility of ongoing communication, scheduling, and oversight that pertain to the flow of patients, supplies, and equipment in a highly complicated work environment. Providesclinical and administrative supervision to Clinical Care Technicians. Provides the operating rooms with required anesthesia and physiological monitoring equipment in preparation for anesthesia in surgical, obstetric, and diagnostic anesthesia suites. Job Description Minimum Qualifications: 1. High school diploma or equivalent. 2. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 3. Two (2) years of experience working as an Anesthesia Tech within an Operating Room Environment. Duties and Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities listedbelow are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. 1.Performs and/or assists with procedures in the clinical setting. 2.Assists anesthesiologist with preparation and placement of neurophysiologic monitors. 3.Assists with induction by connecting patient to hemodynamic monitoring. 4.Assists and anticipates needs of anesthesiologist in invasive monitor insertion and procedures such as arterial access, central venous access, fiber-optic intubation and/or difficult airway situations. 5.Prepares and sets up equipment pertinent to the anesthesia provider and case. 6.Prepares age-appropriate anesthesia equipment, monitors, and airway support. 7.Prepares and assembles transducer lines and equipment necessary for invasive monitoring. 8.Sets up, maintains, and transports specialty devices used in the diverse clinical areas. 9.Trouble-shoots and corrects monitoring equipment questions. 10.Responds immediately to OR room calls that require assistance regarding supplies, IV pumps, or other items required during the surgical procedure. 11.Inventories and stocks anesthesia supplies consistent with departmental requirements. 12.Maintains an inventory of properly functioning anesthesia equipment in designated area to track repairs. 13.Stocks the operating rooms, specialty carts, anesthesia carts, equipment rooms and remote anesthesia areas with disposable/reusable supplies used by anesthesia staff. 14.Performs the responsibilities for the Anesthesia Stat Lab (ASL) according to JACHO guidelines and as described in the Policy and Procedure Manual. 15.Responsible for preparation and planning for nextday case equipment needs. 16.Acts as a preceptor for newly hired Anesthesia Techs and plays an integral role in their onboarding process. 17.Oversees the restock and maintenance of the Anesthesia Code Bags and monitors needs of the restock room. 18.Responsible for the maintenance and communication of all paper and electronic schedules (i.e. call, PTO requests, and triage of ill calls). 19.Assists manager with review of prospective candidates for hire and engages in interview process 20.Coordinates break/lunch relief, and floor assignments in an efficient and equitable manner 21.Assists leadership team with strategic initiatives regarding process improvement efforts, with a focus on safety and efficiency. Physical Requirements: 1.Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking. 2.Ability to lift, reach, carry, push and pull 40-50 lbs or more. 3.Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching. 4.Frequent exposure to hazardous chemicals, sick patients, bodily substances, noise and possible exposure to radiation, lasers, electric shock, etc. 5.Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases and other transmissible infections. 6.Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances. 7.Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. 8.May have contact with hazardous materials. 9.Ability to speak and hear effectively and meet telephone and customer service standards. 10.Expression by means of spoken words to communication oral information to customers accurately, quickly, and loudly enough in the English language. 11.Ability to perceive sounds such as phones ringing, beepers, alarms, and buzzers. 12.Clarity of both near and far vision. 13. Ability to stand/sit combination of eight (8) hours or length of assignment. Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients and equipment 14. Ability to distinguish color, i.e. alarms and buzzers on equipment, and color codes on instrumentation. Skills & Abilities: 1.Read and write at a level necessary to perform all duties in English. 2.Accurately maintain written records in addition to basic familiarity with computers and the ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications. 3.Demonstrates a pro-active customer service orientation. 4.Knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology of the cardiopulmonary systems and infection control. 5.Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work well with people of diverse educational background within the potentially stressful operating room environment. At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day. The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals. Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth—one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it. Pay Range :

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