Peri Operative Anesthesia Tech Supervisor

Trinity Health•Grand Rapids, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Position provides direct leadership, oversight, and coordination of perioperative technicians across surgical and procedural services. This role ensures safe, efficient, and standardized support for perioperative workflows including case preparation, anesthesia support, sterile processing coordination, and operating room turnover. Responsible for team performance, operational efficiency, equipment readiness, and collaboration across Surgical Services, Sterile Processing, and Anesthesia to support high-quality patient care and optimal throughput.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or relevant certification preferred (if applicable based on internal standards).
BLS certification.
Minimum of 3–5 years healthcare experience in perioperative services, operating room support, or related healthcare environment.
Leadership and team development.
Operational workflow management.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Problem-solving and process improvement.
Accountability and performance management.
Knowledge of perioperative environment and anesthesia workflows.
Familiarity with standard desktop and windows-based computer system, including email, e-learning, intranet and computer navigation.
Ability to use other software required to perform essential functions.
Prolonged periods of sitting, standing, and computer use.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in healthcare or related field.
Prior leadership, lead, or charge-level experience.

Responsibilities

Provides direct supervision of perioperative technicians, including daily oversight of work assignments and staffing coverage, scheduling, timekeeping, and staffing adjustments based on volume, and performance management, coaching, and corrective action.
Leads hiring, onboarding, training, and competency validation of staff.
Promotes a culture of accountability, professionalism, and teamwork.
Serves as escalation point for operational issues impacting perioperative technician services.
Standardizes workflows and processes for case cart preparation and room setup, turnover processes and room readiness, and anesthesia support and equipment preparation.
Coordinates technician support across all procedural areas where anesthesia services are provided.
Monitors daily operations to ensure alignment with surgical schedule and case demands.
Identifies workflow inefficiencies and implements process improvements.
Oversees readiness, availability, and maintenance processes for surgical equipment and case carts, and anesthesia machines and monitoring devices (in coordination with anesthesia and biomed).
Ensures appropriate handling, transport, and staging of equipment and supplies.
Partners with Sterile Processing to ensure instrument flow and availability.
Collaborates with OR Nursing Leadership, Anesthesia Leadership and providers, Sterile Processing Department (SPD), Supply Chain and Biomedical Engineering.
Facilitates effective communication across teams to ensure case readiness.
Ensures adherence to infection prevention, safety, and regulatory standards.
Supports quality initiatives related to case readiness and turnover efficiency, equipment safety and availability, and process consistency across shifts.
Participates in audits, performance improvement initiatives, and accreditation readiness.
Monitors and improves key performance indicators such as room turnover times, case readiness and delays, and staff productivity and utilization.
Provides regular updates to leadership on operational performance.
Supports data-driven decision making and staffing adjustments.