Anesthesia Tech - Main Campus

Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation's leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Clinical Activities
  
  
  
  
  • Demonstrates ability as evidenced by the following responsibilities:
  • Preoperative:
    
    
    
    
    • Ensure anesthesia carts are supplied and machines are in each room prior to the beginning of the surgery schedule and between procedures. Checks and replaces anesthesia gas tanks as needed
    • Retrieves special anesthesia supplies that are anticipated and/or requested by the person administering the anesthetic before and during surgery
    • Ensures monitoring equipment and supplies are ready
    • Ensures the anesthesia machine is ready for use including troubleshooting and correcting problems
    • May perform daily anesthesia equipment inspections including but not limited to suction, electrical plugs, gas connections, oxygen, and nitrous oxide cylinders
    • May assist in positioning patients for procedures
    
    
    
    
  • Intraoperative:
    
    
    
    
    • Assist Anesthesia during intubating and extubating procedures as directed
    • Restock all used supplies as needed during a surgery
    • Dispose of contaminated materials and disinfect equipment in accordance with general operating room policy and procedure concerning biohazardous waste
    
    
    
    
  • Postoperative:
    
    
    
    
    • Clean anesthesia equipment in the Operating Room and outside locations following each procedure
    • Clean, maintain, and package used anesthesia materials and equipment
    • Completes tasks as requested by anesthesiologists/CRNAs/charge RN/other team members as appropriate to facilitate the preparation and conduct of anesthesia.
    
    
    
    
  • Additional duties:
    
    
    
    
    • Knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology and infection control practices
    • Troubleshoot broken equipment and fix as directed by clinical engineering
    • Manufacturer's instructions for use are followed on all instrumentation, equipment, and supplies
    • Ability to demonstrate knowledge relating to anesthesia procedures to effectively anticipate the needs of the Anesthesiologist/CRNA
    • Follows department policies and procedures
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Quality Improvement Activities
  
  
  
  
  • Ensures quality patient care by utilizing ongoing quality improvement, safety, and infection control evaluation methods as demonstrated by:
    
    
    
    
    • Performs quality control and troubleshooting on assigned anesthesia equipment
    • Maintains equipment in good working order
    • Checks for sterility, date of expiration and holes/tears in packaging of supplies
    • Checks and labels fluids/medications accurately, discards outdated/unlabeled fluids and medications
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Customer Service
  
  
  
  
  • Maintains active professional relationships with doctors and staff by assessing needs and levels of satisfaction. Demonstrates a positive, friendly, and courteous manner. Identifies, measures and documents, or reviews problems, inefficiencies or deficiencies as shown by:
    
    
    
    
    • Positive physician and staff satisfaction
    • Responds to negative responses as soon as possible or refers to Administration
    • Spending necessary time resolving quality issues and documenting corrective actions
    • Demonstrates Kelsey-Seybold Mission and Values
    • Maintains confidentiality on matters to which privileged
    • Assist others as requested
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Employee Management
  
  
  
  
  • Demonstrates ability to work well and alone with others as evidence by:
    
    
    
    
    • Asking for direction and assistance as needed
    • Efficient use of time while at work
    • Assisting in the orientation and training of employees in the use of anesthesia machines and related equipment
    • Functions as a preceptor for new employees. Fills out appropriate documentation and maintain communication regarding employee's progress with the educator and coordinator
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Resource And Inventory Management
  
  
  
  
  • Demonstrates ability as evidenced by:
    
    
    
    
    • Ensures adequate inventory of all equipment and supplies related to anesthesia
    • Maintains prudent par levels of all equipment and supplies
    • Places orders to ensure adequate inventory and follows up with appropriate sources to ensure delivery
    • Ensures that medications, drugs, and anesthetics are properly stored, refrigerated, and disposed of
    • Supply inventory is maintained within approved budget
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Regulatory Compliance
  
  
  
  
  • Complies with State, Federal, and local rules, regulations, accreditation rules, and assures staff compliance by:
    
    
    
    
    • 100% of regulatory concerns or unusual occurrences are reported to Administration within 24 hours of discovery
    • When patient injury/disaster occurs, Administration notified immediately
    • Attends institutional and departmental health, safety, and infection control in-services by established
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Safety
  
  
  
  
  • Identifies, corrects, or reports unsafe conditions immediately
  • Knowledge of importance of safety issues about anesthesia gases
  • Takes appropriate action in emergencies
  
  
  
  

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Graduate or GED from an accredited program
  
• Completion of an anesthesia technician training program approved by the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT)
  
• Current ASATT certification
  
• Current AHA BLS certification
  
• 2+ years working as an anesthesia technician

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $17.74 to $31.63 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.