Clinical Anesthesia Supervisor

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) plan with match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center in Missouri seeks a seasoned anesthesia technician supervisor to lead the perioperative team. You will manage staffing, training, and equipment decisions to sustain safe, efficient operating room services.

This role emphasizes quality improvement, collaboration with anesthesia providers, and ensuring productive daily operations while guiding staff development and budget adherence.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: <2 years in related field.
• Preferred Education: Associate's Degree.
• Experience (preferred): 2-5 years in anesthesia support roles.
• Supervisor Experience: 2-5 years in supervisory duties.

Responsibilities

• Supervises anesthesia technicians and oversees hiring, training, work assignment, and performance evaluation.
• Participates in daily staffing, scheduling, and adherence to department budget goals.
• Provides support to anesthesia providers according to standard work and departmental expectations.
• Leads continuous process improvement and staff development; conducts staff meetings and huddles.
• Monitors hours vs. schedule, reconciles timecards, and manages labor productivity.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Quality improvement

Training & education

Budget awareness

Time management

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's Degree

Tools

Anesthesia equipment

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Lead Excellence. Advance Your Career. Make a Lasting Impact.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, you won't just manage a team, you'll lead the professionals who help make some of the nation's most advanced and complex surgical procedures possible every day.

Sterile Processing or other hospital clinical experience preferred along with an AssociatesDegree or higher.

If you're ready to lead a high-performing team, make a meaningful difference, and be part of an organization that's shaping the future of healthcare.

• Monday–Friday
  6:00 AM – 2:30 PM
  6:30 AM – 3:00 PM
  7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Perioperative Services team members (anesthesiology technologists) find the kind of fast-paced environment that will test their professional judgment and critical thinking skills, and encourage tremendous growth. It's an exhilarating place to build a nursing career. Here, you'll work with world-renowned surgeons and anesthesiologists assist on unique and complex procedures, work with the latest technologies and treatments and play a vital role in developing new procedures and treatment protocols. In fact, people from all over the nation and the world come to Barnes-Jewish for our surgical specialties.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Manages patient care, personnel management, maintenance of equipment, equipment and supply purchase decisions. Performs quality and productivity audits. Provides staff eduction support to manager. Works closely with the manager to support all O.R. and procedural areas requiring anesthesia support. Partners with anesthesiology providers and anesthesia functions with goal to maintain targeted productivity, implement quality improvement / safety initiatives, and maintain supply/equipment budget. Evaluates personnel and ensure optimal daily staff utilization. Has demonstrated familiarity with anesthesia equipment and supplies and serves as a resource to the team in making equipment and supply decisions and/or troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Supervises anesthesia technicians and responsible for, but not limited to: hires, training, work assignment, managing and evaluating performance, conducts development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of the anesthesia technician team meets and supports the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Participates in the daily staffing, call and scheduling plan for all anesthesia related areas and shifts. Responsible for adhering to the revenue and expense budget goals of the department. This includes responding to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Provide and oversee support to the anesthesia providers according to standard work and departmental expectations.
• Create and ensures implementation of continuous process improvement and staff growth and development. Conducts staff meetings and team huddles.
• Review staff hours worked vs scheduled hours and determine appropriate disposition if variation exists. Performs updates, reconciles and approves timecards.
• Responsible for the labor productivity toward the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership. Evaluates equipment and supply needs of the department.
• Serves as a resource in regards to anesthesia equipment and supplies. Develops and implements necessary competency and education for staff and assists the providers in troubleshooting equipment.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Associate's Degree

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• 2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer