Anesthesia Manager

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Five (5) years hospital or clinical experience, one year in a progressive leadership role in healthcare
• BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA)
• Cer.A.TT - Certified Anesthesia Technologist (ASATT)

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language
• Effective communication through a variety of channels
• Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization
• Leadership qualities and critical thinking
• Flexible and adaptable in the workplace
• Competent computer knowledge
• Independent and capable of handling challenging/difficult situations
• Coaching, counseling, and developing the functional and supervisory skills of others

Essential Functions

• People Essential Functions:
  • Manages selection, scheduling, supervision, retention, and evaluation of employees
  • Provides development and mentoring of staff
  • Facilitates and promotes effective team dynamics and teambuilding strategies
  • Maintains a competent and engaged employee group
  • Functions as a role model to staff
• Service Essential Functions:
  • Plans and organizes day-to-day department operations
  • Serves and actively participates on various entity committees
  • Collaborates with anesthesia providers and procedural area leaders
• Quality/Safety Essential Functions:
  • Ensures a safe and effective working environment
  • Makes and executes decisions within delegated authority
  • Monitors and confirms staff maintain their required credentials
  • Employs a proactive approach in the optimization of safe outcomes
  • Monitors self and employee compliance with policies, procedures, and System HR Standards of Practice
  • Translates regulatory anesthesia requirements for the provision of clinical services
• Finance Essential Functions:
  • Assists in the development of department budget
  • Manages/audits department expenses within approved budget parameters
  • Develops staffing plans and schedules to meet department/patient needs
  • Implements department strategies to achieve financial target and staffing needs
  • Proactively plans for identifying capital needs related to current equipment and future anesthesia projects
• Growth/Innovation Essential Functions:
  • Identifies and implements innovative solutions for practice or workflow changes
  • Evaluates processes; recommends and implements action plan(s) for change
  • Builds strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas, teams, departments, and units
  • Identifies developmental needs of self and staff and takes appropriate action
  • Contributes to the development of annual goals and objectives for the department

Supplemental Requirements

• Work Attire: Scrubs, Business professional, No uniform
• On Call*: Yes
• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area

Company Profile

Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America’s “Best Hospitals.” It is a full-service, acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist. It has evolved into one of the nation’s largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program. Two of Houston Methodist’s primary academic affiliates are among the nation’s leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Houston Methodist also has affiliations with Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. The hospital offers unparalleled care for thousands of patients from around the world.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.