This position is a Supervisory Anesthesiology Technician located at Richard L. Roudebush VAMC. Individuals at this level plan and direct programs at affiliated medical centers and their satellite outpatient clinics and have full supervisory responsibility for a large staff of nonsupervisory personnel and at least one subordinate team leader or supervisor. These duties include assigning and evaluating the work of subordinate staff.
The Supervisory Anesthesia Technician (SAT) has considerable latitude and independent judgement. The Supervisor plans, directs and or reviews the staff assigned to the daily checks to include the process of monitoring equipment and anesthetic machines in the operating suite and out of Operating Room (OR) procedure sites.
The Supervisor plans, directs and or review the staff assigned to include sets-up and balances the pressure transducers for all hemodynamic monitoring activities performed in the operating suite. The Supervisor plans, directs and or reviews the staff assigned to perform clinical laboratory tests for the unit (i.e., blood gas, activated clotting time and glucose) or perform more difficult equipment repairs.
The Supervisor plans, directs and or reviews the staff assigned to the technician may also participate in large-vessel cannulations (with subsequent monitoring) characteristic of open-heart, transplant and major vascular surgeries. The Supervisor plans, directs and or reviews the staff assigned to prepare quality control specimens, conducts quality control procedures on equipment and reagents and maintain proper records for quality control reports.
Provides the technical supervision for the Anesthesia Service for all inspections including CAP and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO). The Supervisor plans, directs and or reviews the staff assigned to maintains all oxygen analyzer components on the portable anesthesia machines.
The Supervisor plans, directs and or reviews the staff assigned to assist nurse anesthetists, house officers and anesthesiologists with the correct use and maintenance of physiologic monitoring equipment such as the intra-arterial blood pressure monitoring transducers, blood analyzer machinery, Swan-Ganz monitoring equipment and all new innovative medical monitoring systems.
The Supervisor plans, directs and or reviews the staff assigned to set-up all transducer monitoring equipment and calibrate the equipment using sterile technique for every procedure requiring such technology. The Supervisor plans, directs and or reviews the staff assigned to assist anesthesia workroom personnel with preparation of anesthesia carts, stocking, and cleaning of anesthesia equipment.
The Supervisor plans, directs and or reviews the staff assigned to assists in the total preparation for the open heart and other major cases.
This includes: Assembling all IV solutions, both for IV therapy and monitoring procedures; Completely prepares the operative room with the appropriate anesthetic equipment and monitoring devices (e.g., EKD leads connected and ready OR on the table, arterial line and Swan-Ganz equipment opened and prepared for insertion) an appropriate equipment and monitoring supply levels maintained daily Actual assistance with the insertion of Swan-Ganz catheters and radial artery lines.
The Supervisor plans, directs and or reviews the staff for compliance of: Maintain and check the emergency/code box as outlined in the code box checklist. Ensure medications within the box are current for the expiration dates. Maintain a 30-day inventory level in the anesthesia workroom as well as acting as a liaison for outside suppliers and vendors.
Ensure block carts and ultrasound machines are stocked and expiration dates of medications within the block cart are current within the Anesthesia service. Ensure overall compliance of an equipment safety rounds Ensure current equipment manuals are readily available in the anesthesia workroom for reference.
Ensure the service is updating and maintaining material data safety sheets for chemicals used within the anesthesia service and have them readily available in the anesthesia workroom. NOTE: For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and range of variety, and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 10 hours per day. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 93429-0
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Robert.Wheaton@va.gov · 317-988-0095
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $68603 – $89178/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-18.
This is a Monday - Thursday, 10 hours per day position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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