Lead Anesthesia Technician, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital - $10k Signing Bonus, Relocation Incentive

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

51d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Anesthesia Technician, Cer.A.T/Cer.A.T.T. position at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt involves coordinating work assignments for Anesthesia Techs, serving as a mentor, and participating in the orientation of new staff. This role also assists with quality control and equipment maintenance, and supports the Anesthesia Technician Manager/Educator with personnel issues. The position requires performing all functions of a Certified Anesthesia Technologist. Vanderbilt Health is the region's largest comprehensive academic health system, committed to providing world-class care, advancing medicine through patient care, education, and research, and fostering a collaborative and supportive community.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent experience)
2 years relevant experience
Certified Anesthesia Technician or Certified Anesthesia Technologist
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Assures that parts inventory is sufficient.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate medical terminology and documentation in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Demonstrates mastery of operations management in practical applications of a difficult nature.
Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results without requiring support and instruction from others.
Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
Has delivered a program in its entirety.
Managed the delivery of a program by a team of instructors, assuring attention to detail.
Demonstrated the ability to deal with adversity and disruption during delivery.
Established class leadership and credibility.
Demonstrated the ability to give clear, concise instructions in support of participant activities.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrates capabilities as Anesthesia Technical Support.
Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
Independently performs non-routine tasks that significantly impact team and other related teams.
Gathers and analyzes data to solve problems that arise with little or no precendent.
Applies advanced job knowledge and has developed a breadth of skills in other areas.
Serves as a lead for the team by providing expertise and guidance to team members.
Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.
Certified Anesthesia Technician (Cer.A.T.) - American Society of Anesthesia Technicians/Technologists (ASATT)
Relevant Work Experience
2 years

Responsibilities

Coordinates work assignments for Anesthesia Techs independently.
Serves as a mentor to Anesthesia technical staff and participates in the orientation of newly hired Anesthesia Technical staff.
Assists with quality control and maintenance of equipment.
Assists the Anesthesia Technician Manager/Educator with personnel issues.
Performs all functions of Certified Anesthesia Technologist.
Organizes and coordinates the use of anesthesia personnel of assigned area.
Ensures that technical staff are responding in a timely fashion to all requests by the anesthesia care provider.
May have primary responsibility for scheduling anesthesia staff in regards to daily schedule, time off, in-services, and any other educational activity.
Assists educator in the evaluation of proficiency of technical staff by providing constructive feedback.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.