Lead Anesthesia Tech

At Houston Methodist, the Lead Anesthesia Tech (AT) position functions as the lead person and performs lead job duties and/or regularly leads projects or performs specialized responsibilities as a regular part of their normal job responsibilities. In addition to the lead responsibilities, this position also functions at a Sr Technician/Technologist level. The Lead AT position serves as the liaison between management, staff, and physicians for routine matters, as the primary point of contact for resolving questions and issues for the AT and Sr AT jobs as well as support staff, resulting in the delivery of exceptional patient care and adherence to standards of practice for optimal patient safety, quality outcomes, and customer service. Duties for this position may be varied and may include the following: organizes work schedules, assigns work, reviews time cards for accuracy, conducts quality assurance audits of staff performance, develops and implements quality improvement activities, trains and mentors staff, provides feedback on staff performance and developmental needs, participates in the development of skills and performance of staff, leads and regularly performs special projects, collects/analyzes/reports on data, prepares reports on performance and metrics, and other responsibilities of a similar nature and level.

Monday-Friday 0645-1515. Call is required

EDUCATIONAssociate degree in Anesthesia Technologist program OR Associate degree in an equivalent health-related field if no certification with Grandfather clause: The ASATT governing body has an extensive grandfather clause exempting all individuals employed to practice anesthesia in a health care facility before June 17, 2015. An anesthesia tech who was certified before June 17, 2015, is recognized as an anesthesia tech without meeting the education requirement of the certification

WORK EXPERIENCEFive years' experience as an Anesthesia Tech to include experience in a lead/supervisor capacity; if HM employee, four years Anesthesia Tech experience of which one year is a HM Sr Anesthesia Tech with demonstrated progressive leadership abilitiesLICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIREDCer.A.TT - Certified Anesthesia Technologist (ASATT) ANDBLS - Basic Life Support (AHA)