Posted: 24-Jan-25
Location: Plano, Texas
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Internal Number: 25001522
Location: Plano
Unit: Anesthesia Services
Shift: FT Days (Workdays TBA)
About Us
Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well.
Our Core Values are:
- We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.
- We never settle by constantly striving for better.
- We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.
- We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience.
Benefits
Our competitive benefits package empowers you to live well and provides:
- Eligibility on day 1 for all benefits
- Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, up to 5%
- Debt-free tuition assistance, offering access to many no-cost and low-cost degrees, certificates and more
- Immediate access to time off benefits
At Baylor Scott & White Health, your well-being is our top priority.
Note: Benefits may vary based on position type and/or level
Job Summary
As Supervisor of Anesthesia Technicians, you'll organize daily tasks and manage staff to improve productivity. You'll oversee care, performance, and compliance. Your goal is to streamline operations and ensure high-quality patient care, making a positive impact on healthcare outcomes.
Essential Functions of the Role
- You'll help the anesthesia team by ensuring supplies and equipment are always available at each site they work.
- You focus on customer needs by communicating effectively, being proactive, and contributing to a teamwork environment.
- You help Anesthesiologists with catheter placement, including arterial and jugular catheters. Tasks include attaching transducers, flushing with saline, obtaining blood gases, and assisting with interpretation.
- You will be a key participant in the physiological monitoring of patients during procedures where anesthesia is needed.
- You are responsible for managing supply and inventory. This involves ordering supplies, restocking, and maintaining cleanliness and safety.
- This role involves coordinating team policies. It includes selection, training, and assessing employees to meet employment regulations.
- Your main duty is overseeing and adjusting staffing levels to ensure anesthesia operations run smoothly and cost-effectively.
Key Success Factors
- Profound understanding of anesthesiology methods, vocabulary, medication, and tools needed.
- Proficiency in preparing the operating room for various procedures.
- Capacity to stay composed and effective during urgent situations.
- Skills in maintaining, cleaning, and executing minor repairs on equipment.
- Excellent communication skills, both in conversation and in written form.
- Social aptitude for effective and amicable interactions with patients and staff.
- Ability to read, comprehend and follow instructions and procedure protocols.
- Skilled in sensible decision-making regarding work delegation and direction for staff within the guidelines and procedures in place.
- Aptitude in recommending hiring and termination recommendations.
- Ability to coach and assess the performance of staff.
- Basic computer knowledge in applications such as Microsoft Office, data protection, scheduling and payroll systems, digital medical documentation, and email.
- A certification as an Anesthesia Technician is highly desirable.
Belonging Statement
We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported, and that our workforce should be reflective of the communities we serve.
QUALIFICATIONS
- EDUCATION - H.S. Diploma or GED Equivalent
- EXPERIENCE - (2) two years of experience
- CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Basic Life Support (BLS) or obtain within (30) thirty days of hire or transfer.