Lead Anesthesia Tech Full-Time (days)

Overview

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.

Houston Methodist Standard

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVEDRefer to departmental "Scope of Service" and "Provision of Care" plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

Responsibilities

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Orients, guides and mentors team members consisting of ATs and Sr. ATs and support staff, to help build confidence and competency in skills, knowledge and abilities. Serves as a resource and trainer for staff in anesthesia support activities such as but not limited to reprocessing flexible scopes and TEE probes in accordance with standards.

• Role models to team members effective active listening and communication skills, assisting in their development of such skills. Promotes a positive work environment and leads the team to be a dynamic and focused work unit that actively helps one another to achieve optimal department results.

• Effectively implements protocols and objectives with team members to result in optimization of staff performance, teamwork, patient safety, and customer service. Provides feedback to management on team member performance and conduct. Offers direction and develops skills of team members and continually assists with improving skills, performance, and outcomes. Leads initiatives for improvement of department scores for employee engagement.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Works independently, exercising sound judgment and executing above average clinical skills on challenging anesthesia procedures, patient care situations and in all monitoring and anesthesia.

• Assists the anesthesia providers and other members of the patient care team as needed in the provision of patient care before, during and after procedures.

• Serves as liaison between team members, management and physicians, resolving routine matters. Assists physicians during procedures.

• Organizes the workflow, pro-actively problem-solves, anticipating needs