Lead Anesthesia Tech

Hourly Wage Estimate: $19.94 - $29.91 / hour
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Dayshift, weekend call rotation

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Lead Anesthesia Tech today with HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Lead Anesthesia Technician , you will play an important role in supporting the anesthesia team by preparing equipment and looking ahead to what they might need. You will work closely with nurses and other staff to help create a safe and smooth experience for patients. In your leadership role, you will help train and guide your team and share updates on new processes and equipment to help ensure patients receive safe, high-quality care. 

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Preparing, organizing, and maintaining anesthesia equipment to ensure it is clean, functional, and ready for use 
• Anticipating the needs of anesthesia providers by setting up specialized carts, transporting equipment, and helping create efficient, safe operating room setups 
• Assisting with patient care activities, including patient transport, positioning, and helping place monitoring devices, while ensuring patient privacy and comfort 
• Supporting higher-level anesthesia tasks like intubation assistance or invasive monitoring and help respond in emergency situations 
• Maintaining knowledge of surgical procedures, equipment troubleshooting, infection prevention practices, and patient safety initiatives
• Serving as a leader and resource for your team by interviewing candidates, training new staff, sharing updates on new processes and equipment, and fostering a warm, collaborative team environment 

What qualifications you will need:

• Under close supervision of Anesthesia or a Clinical Manager, the Lead Anesthesia Tech is responsible for cleans and prepares supplies and equipment used by anesthesia department, daily assists with anesthesia set-ups, procedures and induction, maintains inventory, orders stock, gathers and schedules repairs on equipment as needed, troubleshoots anesthesia equipment. The Lead Anesthesia Tech assists with ongoing training and/or precepting of new and current Anesthesia Techs and ORAs as directed by the Charge Nurse or Manager. The Lead Anesthesia Tech is responsible for ensure new processes, equipment and other changes are communicated and/or taught to other Anesthesia Techs. Also assists the OR team in the turn over of rooms, restocking room supplies. Identifies risks, hazards and mitigates efforts of unsafe environmental practices. Adheres to AORN infection practices. The Anesthesia Technician performs delegated duties consistent with the scope of practice and functions within the philosophy of HCA HealthONE Swedish. The Anesthesia Technician displays positive support for the values and mission of Sky Ridge. Other duties as assigned. 

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals is Sky Ridge, the first hospital to open in Douglas County in 2003. A Level II Trauma Center and an acute care hospital with 284 licensed beds, HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge is a destination hospital with a reputation for clinical excellence offering patient-centered programs such as comprehensive cancer care, an award-winning Birth Place, a dedicated Robotics Center, and a state-of-the-art Spine and Total Joint Center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Lead Anesthesia Tech opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.