Anesthesia Technician - Peri Op Coordinator

Overview

• Position is full-time and onsite in our Crystal Lake Hospital.
• This position will work full time hours Monday - Friday, typically on day shift. Hours may vary at times based on department needs for coverage.
• Associate degree and experience in a hospital setting is preferred.
• Medical terminology and experience with EPIC and Microsoft programs are a plus.
• This position will learn anesthesia preferences to help with intubations.

Comprehensive Care in a Fully Equipped Community Hospital. Crystal Lake Hospital is a community-focused hospital dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centered care with advanced emergency, inpatient, and surgical services. Our facility offers a dynamic and supportive environment, combining strong clinical presence with excellent leadership support. We offer:

• 7-Bed Emergency Department (plus a dedicated triage area)
• Awaiting EDAP (Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics) Designation (scheduled for this fall)
• Awaiting ASRH (Acute Stroke Ready Hospital) Designation
• 11 Inpatient Rooms + 2 ICU Rooms
• 4 Operating Rooms (ORs)
• Hospitalists On-Site 24/7 - Continuous inpatient care presence
• Emergency Physicians On-Site 24/7
• Leadership Support:
  Nurse leaders on-site Monday-Friday during business hours. RN House Coordinators covering nights, weekends, and leadership gaps.

At Crystal Lake Hospital, you'll join a collaborative, mission-driven team delivering exceptional care in a well-equipped setting.

Performs a variety of secretarial, receptionist and business-related duties in order to assist others in the department of Peri Op, and in the organization, such as types, files, copies, distributes and routes correspondence accordingly, meeting minutes, documents and memos. Prepares logs, spreadsheets, and other related department information, which includes entering pertinent information into computer system. Answers telephone, screens calls, relays messages, acts as dispatcher relaying work requests.

Sorts and distributes internal and external mail. Provides other clerical support and assists with projects in the department upon request of department. Greets scheduled visitors and vendors and directs to appropriate areas, acts as an information resource in and outside the department. Coordinates and arranges meetings and prepares agendas. Order supplies for all cost centers in the department. Performs other duties as assigned.

Schedules surgeries appropriately in the EPIC system. Checks intra op records for accuracy and enters charges. Monitors daily schedules and On Call hours.

• Initiates the perioperative plan of patient care in EPIC as the initial member of the surgical services team.
• Generates reports as needed to assist with future case resource planning. Identifies patients that may need referral to other disciplines. Initiates referrals as needed.
• Implements evidence-based protocols.
• Communicates relevant case scheduling orders made at time of scheduling
• Schedules all surgical procedures utilizing EPIC OpTime by communicating directly with physicians through order entry or through the physicians' office staff via fax or phone call.
• Utilizes clinical knowledge in the accurate booking of surgical procedures.
• Obtains necessary positioning, implant and instrumentation and any other information pertinent to surgical procedures.
• Works with physicians and specialty team leaders to develop and maintain surgeon preference cards.
• Responsible to keep up to date shared resource file in OpTime for equipment and instrumentation for conflict checking
• Reviews schedule for accuracy and assures non-overlapping shared resource allocation.
• Schedules OR resources with other department needing services.
• Assures patients' safety and meets nursing organizations regulatory, accreditation and licensure standards through consistent identification of the patient. Communicates necessary information to care team to ensure patient safety
• Meets compliance needs of organization through appropriate scheduling of patient status.
• Works with OR Manager, Pre Access and Internal Audit personnel to ensure proper patient scheduling.
• Communicates effectively…