Anesthesia Tech, Ft Days

Join us at Holy Family Hospital

Not many healthcare professionals have the opportunity to build a career with a great job and robust benefits while also caring for friends, family and neighbors. You can when you work at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen and Haverhill. As part of the Steward Health Care System, our goal is to offer low-cost, high-quality healthcare to the people who live and work near our hospital, so they don’t have to travel far for great care.

Our two campuses in Methuen and Haverhill have a total of 320 beds, and we are a full-service, acute care hospital offering comprehensive inpatient medical/surgical units, outpatient care, and 24/7 emergency services. We have three behavioral health units: cardiac telemetry, and critical care service lines. Our Haverhill campus offers all private rooms, and our Methuen campus offers a new state-of-the-art catheterization suite and Joint Center of Excellence, named as a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction+ Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.

Position Summary: 40 hours 9-5:30pm 

Summary:

Responsible for carrying out Anesthesia Technician duties within Operating Room setting.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates the optimal flow and efficiency of the OR Schedule by using systems developed for the timely ordering and receiving of supplies and equipment for cases.
• In collaboration with Chief of Anesthesia and OR Clinical Director to establish, monitors and revise the PAR levels.
• Maintains par levels, and inventories; restocks using a first-in first-out process and checks expiration dates etc.
• Responsible for the on-line purchase order process, including systems for monitoring for back orders and substitutes.
• Collects and compiles data for QI monitoring.
• Appropriately prioritizes responsibilities (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.).
• Performs all routine basic maintenance such as battery and filter changes.
• Inspects compressed gas connections and hoses to insure proper operation on a daily basis.
• Tests the operation of equipment and reports problems to appropriate individual.
• Changes absorber on CO2 absorbers and all disposable CO2 components as required.
• Facilitates OR efficiency by timely room turnover of anesthesia supplies (replacing all disposables, stocking of anesthesia carts. cleaning carts and supplies).
• Responds to all patient emergencies including Code Blue and obtaining needed medications or supplies for anesthesia providers.
• Coordinates Preventative Maintenance program, in conjunction with Biomedical Engineering.
• Researches the availability of supplies used by patients and staff to insure compliance with standards, FDA, TJC, OSHA
• During times of alternative staffing, (sick calls, vacations etc.), work is prioritized to assure all customer needs are met.

Qualifications: 

• High school graduate or GED preferred. 
• CNA Certification preferred.
• BCLS required.
• Previous Surgical Technician or Anesthesia Tech experience preferred.
• Computer experience in inventory and ordering processes preferred.

Benefits:

We have many plans with various deductibles, which can cover individuals or families, so you can customize a plan that will work for you! Steward Health Care works with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to provide affordable health insurance for our employees in benefit-eligible positions. Our Health Plans Highlights are:

• Deductibles will not apply to services provided by a Steward provider (Tier 1).
• Office visits copay will be $0 when a member uses a Steward Provider (Tier 1).
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse office visits will be $0 for all In-Network providers (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3).

Other Benefits provided:

• Dental, Vision, Health Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Shift Differential, Tuition Reimbursement, and more.

About Steward Health Care
Nearly a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers with unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.

As the country’s largest physician-led, tax-paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.

Steward is among the nation’s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multi-specialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers. Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.