Anesthesia Technician - Days - Full-Time
Company: Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
Location: Waller
Posted on: November 1, 2024
Job Description:
At Houston Methodist, the Anesthesia Technician (AT) position
provides support to the anesthesia providers and other members of
the interprofessional health care team and is directly involved in
patient care before, during and after procedures. This position
assists with anesthesia-related procedures, troubleshooting of
anesthesia-related equipment, and set up, operation, and initiation
of patient monitoring in all anesthetizing locations e.g., OR, Cath
Lab, Endoscopy, etc., as well as, in preoperative units,
post-anesthesia care units, and intensive care units, as deemed
necessary or as assigned. The AT position is familiar with all
anesthetizing locations, anesthesia supplies, and anesthesia and
other related equipment ensuring that assigned locations and items
are ready, available, and in good working conditions at all
times.
PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Contributes to a positive work environment and to a dynamic,
team focused work unit that actively helps one another to achieve
optimal department results. Collaborates with all members of the
interprofessional health care team by actively communicating and
reporting pertinent patient care information and date in a
comprehensive manner.
- Works well with others to make contributions to the work effort
as a whole and participates in problem resolution. Communication to
promote both work efforts and problem resolution is clear, and
professional.
- Conducts self in a manner that is congruent with cultural
diversity, equity and inclusion principles. Contributes towards
improvement of department scores for employee engagement, i.e.
peer-to-peer accountability.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Performs anesthesia support activities in all monitoring and
anesthesia locations including but not limited to operating rooms,
catheterization laboratories, intensive care units, and other
patient care areas where anesthesia is performed.
- Performs complete operating/procedure room patient monitoring
and anesthesia equipment set up.
- Sets up, calibrates as necessary, and checks the performance of
all monitoring and anesthesia equipment before connecting to the
patient.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Cleans and disinfects equipment and work areas between
patients, following infection control standards and department
procedures.
- Organizes the work flow, problem-solves and manages ongoing
priorities, with minimal supervision, seeking guidance when needed.
- Reports -near misses - and inputs error promptly into TAPS to
improve processes and identify trends. Contributes to
identification of corrective actions and improvement activities.
- Contributes to meeting department and hospital targets for
quality and safety.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Ensures that anesthetizing areas and anesthesia services work
stations are put back together, organized properly, and ready for
use as soon as possible after each case, including but not limited
to, keeping monitor cables stored neatly, ensuring that anesthesia
gases are turned off, unused supplies are restocked properly, and
equipment are put back in designated places.
- Utilizes resources with cost effectiveness and value creation
in mind. Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively,
minimizing incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks,
assisting coworkers as needed.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Participates in committees and task forces as assigned and
action items are appropriately performed. Follows up on action
items as necessary to ensure completion of assignments.
- Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond baseline
competencies with a focus on continual development as a
Technician/Technologist. Ensures own career discussions occur with
appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development
Plan on an on-going basis.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the
employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job
duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise
job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
EDUCATION
- High School diploma or equivalent education (examples include:
GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full
completion of post-secondary education, etc.)
WORK EXPERIENCE
- One year of hospital experience if not certified; no experience
if certified through the American Society of Anesthesia
Technologists & Technicians (ASATT)
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
- BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) OR
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - PREFERRED
- ASATT - Certified Anesthesia Tech
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely
perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills,
competency assessments, and performance evaluations
- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the
English language necessary to perform the essential functions of
this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or
employee safety or security
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians,
family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a
customer service focus and application of positive language
principles
- Possesses basic computer knowledge; operates multiple computer
systems to include, Hospital/Anesthesia systems and Microsoft
Office products to maintain patient documents
- Progression towards organizational and problem-solving skills
as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role
components and actively participating in problem-solving with
minimal supervision
- Progression towards demonstrating time management skills
- Ability to progress towards independence and exercise judgment
in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and
patients and their familiesSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ATTIRE
- Uniform No
- Scrubs Yes
- Business professional No
- Other (department approved) NoON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during
emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless
of selection below.
- On Call* YesTRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area NoCompany
Profile:Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, scheduled to open in
the first quarter of 2025, will be Houston Methodist's ninth
hospital and will incorporate the most advanced technology
available from the day the doors open. With 100 beds (at our
opening; licensed for 276) and a prime location in the heart of the
rapidly growing U.S. 290 corridor, the hospital will be equipped
with technologically advanced innovations implemented during COVID,
many of them designed to make patient communication with
physicians, staff and families the very best and most effective in
any health care facility. Even though the hospital won't be fully
operational until 2025, we have several services and specialties
opening in 2024.Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer
inclusive of women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.Equal
Employment OpportunityHouston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept
to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will
not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person
employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or
other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor -
priority referral Protected Veterans requested.
Keywords: Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, Pearland , Anesthesia Technician - Days - Full-Time, Professions , Waller, Texas
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