Lead Certified Anesthesia Tech, Day Shift - $10k Signing Bonus and Relocation Available

Vanderbilt Health; Nashville-Davidson (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization: Anesthesiology

Job Summary:

Lead Anesthesia Tech
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
$10k Signing Bonus
Relocation Available to Qualified Candidates

Your Role:

Coordinates work assignments for Anesthesia Techs independently. Serves as a mentor to Anesthesia technical staff and participates in the orientation of newly hired Anesthesia Technical staff. Assists with quality control and maintenance of equipment. Assists the Anesthesia Technician Manager/Educator with personnel issues. Performs all functions of Certified Anesthesia Technologist.

Position Shift:

• FT Days 6a-2:30p

Department Summary: The Vanderbilt Department of Anesthesiology embraces the anesthesia care team approach to patient care, involving anesthesiologists and residents, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) and anesthesia technicians. The department at Vanderbilt provides anesthesia for all types of surgical procedures, including cardiac, pediatrics, vascular, trauma, neurosurgery, plastics, radiologic, and special procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Organizes and coordinates the use of anesthesia personnel of assigned area.
• Insures that technical staff are responding in a timely fashion to all requests by the anesthesia care provider.
• May have primary responsibility for scheduling anesthesia staff in regards to daily schedule, time off, in-services, and any other educational activity.
• Assists educator in the evaluation of proficiency of technical staff by providing constructive feedback.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:

• Equipment Maintenance (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Assures that parts inventory is sufficient.
• Medical Terminology & Documentation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate medical terminology and documentation in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Operations Management (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of operations management in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Training & Development (Intermediate): Has delivered a program in its entirety. Managed the delivery of a program by a team of instructors, assuring attention to detail. Demonstrated the ability to deal with adversity and disruption during delivery. Established class leadership and credibility. Demonstrated the ability to give clear, concise instructions in support of participant activities.
• Anesthesiology/Anesthesia Technical Support (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrates capabilities as Anesthesia Technical Support in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

Position Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent experience)
• 3 years relevant experience
• Certified Anesthesia Technician or Certified Anesthesia Technologist required

Lead Anesthesia Tech $10k Sign-On Bonus Eligibility Requirements: The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past 12 months.

Relocation Terms:

• Must relocate from greater than 100 miles
• The relocation bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past 12 months.

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled