Manager of Anesthesia

Anesthesia
Full Time
Day Shift
7 AM - 3 PM

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first Heart

CARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center.

Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

The Anesthesia Manager assists the Director in organizing and coordinating patient care delivery as well as in managing personnel and fiscal resources. Delegates’ responsibility to other department members as needed. Provides leadership and direction to staff.

Minimum Education: Hold a Master's Degree that includes advanced education composed of didactic and supervised clinical practice in a specific area of advanced practice registered nursing, a Post-Nursing Master's Certificate, or a Doctorate
Minimum Years of

Experience:

None
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None
Required Certifications/Licensure: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in South Carolina (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist);

Certification by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists;

RN licensed in the state of South Carolina;

Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
Required Training: None

• Functions as a professional role model for staff CRNAs, students, physicians and all other Lexington Medical Center personnel.
• Exhibits self motivation, accountability, and responsibility.
• Works in a cooperative manner, which fosters favorable relations between employees, patients, patients’ families, visitors, fellow employees, and the medical staff. Accepts chain of command, supervision, and constructive criticism.
• Operationalizes department and Quality Assurance program and reports statistics to department Director.
• Makes recommendations to the Director to improve operations and quality of patient care.
• Assumes responsibility for the effective operation of the department using the guidelines established by the department Director.
• Works with the Director providing prudent fiduciary responsibility while maintaining a high standard of quality patient care.
• Evaluates and monitors the utilization of appropriate resources based on analysis of patient and department needs.
• Provides input into selection of equipment and materials for departmental and organizational use.
• Assists the Director in the development of policies and procedures for department operations and patient care that is consistent with the mission of Lexington Medical Center.
• Oversees department Unit Base Practice Council.
• Manages day to day operations of staffing and scheduling.
• Approves staff work schedules and work time.
• Assists in development, training, and competency assessment of staff.
• Assists with annual performance evaluations.
• Assists with the recruitment and retention of personnel.
• Encourages and gives recognition and rewards to staff for excellence in performance standards while being able to exercise disciplinary measures to uphold accountability and responsibility.
• Promotes an environment, which provides opportunities for the continued professional development of staff.
• Assists in the budgetary process.

• Coordinates the delivery of anesthesia care in and out of the OR, OB, X-ray, CT, MRI, Endo, etc., and the out-patient facilities utilizing anesthesia services.
• Assists Director in providing follow-up on Press Gainey and occurrence reports.
• Under…