Stephanie Monteiro
Mattapan ,MA
Summary
Dynamic leader with over 15 years of supervisorial experience at Boston Children's Hospital, adept in technical expertise and problem-solving. Spearheaded the launch of a new satellite location, enhancing anesthesia technician services through continuous learning and adaptability. Provide leadership, education, training and quality improvements to anesthesia technicians. Excelled in teamwork, collaborating across departments to improve patient care and operational efficiency. Play a crucial role in the effective and safe delivery of anesthesia services.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Anesthesia Technician Supervisor
Boston Children's Hospital @ Waltham/Lexington
2011.06 - Current
- Manage day to day functions between 10 Operating Rooms at two busy pediatrics locations
- Play major role in new satellite location build with 10 new operating rooms
- Hire, Promote, Educate, Train, Perform Annual Evaluations and Discipline Staff of 7 between two locations
- Develop and Implement new policy and procedures
- Ensure Staff compliance with regulatory guidelines and standards
- Collaborate with numerous departments to include, Peri-Op Nursing, SPD, Infection Control, Senior Leadership, and Health & Safety
- Oversee the maintenance and inventory of anesthesia equipment and supplies of two locations
- Key role in capital equipment purchases
- Implementing new technology
- Monitor and improving the quality of satellite anesthesia technician services
- Provide guidance and support to anesthesia technicians
- Keep up to date with advancements in anesthesia technology and practices
- Educate and train staff to respond to emergency situations within peri-operative areas
Anesthesia Technician
Boston Children's Hospital
1999.06 - 2009.08
- Maintained sterile anesthesia supplies within expiration date
- Maintained and cleaned anesthesia machines by changing soda-lime, refilling vaporizers with anesthetic agents and replacing nitrous, oxygen and air cylinders
- Stocked anesthesia supplies in anesthetizing locations, fiber optic carts, Malignant Hypothermia carts and emergency airway carts
- Assisted with equipment and transport of invasively monitored O.R. and N.I.C.U. patients
- Demonstrated professionalism and attentiveness while responding to urgent situations involving anesthesiology requirements or emergencies swiftly
- Maintain and operate cell saver machine
- Performed blood gas analysis, using blood gas analyzing and centrifuge equipment to monitor and determine hematocrit
- Improved patient comfort by assisting anesthesia providers with the timely administration of medications and monitoring
- Participated actively in professional development opportunities, consistently expanding knowledge on best practices within the field of anesthesiology support services.
Education
Certificate - Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Boston Childrens Hospital
Boston, MA08.2023
Certificate - Anesthesiologist Technologist
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL09.2021
High School Diploma -
Framingham High School
Framingham, MA06.1997
Skills
- Leadership & Management for over 15 years
- Problem solving skills
- Teamwork & Collaboration within peri-operative area and satellite locations
- Organization and Time management
- Techinical expertise
- Maintain, order and adjust inventory par levels as needed between two satellite locations
- Maintain pay roll, scheduling, and personal time off of staff
- Communicate any issues or update sto staff and leadership
- Continuous
- Learning and Adaptability
- Educate and help Implement new polices and procedure throughout all peri-operative locations
- Budget Management
Committees
- Hand Hygenie
- Value Analysis
- Peri-operative health and safety oversight
- NRFit
- Anesthesia Tech Leadership
- Leaf
- Anesthesia Satellite Budget
- SPD, Pre-op, PACU, Infection control, and Environmental services rounds
- Daily huddle
Timeline
Anesthesia Technician Supervisor
Boston Children's Hospital @ Waltham/Lexington
2011.06 - Current
Anesthesia Technician
Boston Children's Hospital
1999.06 - 2009.08
Certificate - Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Boston Childrens Hospital
Certificate - Anesthesiologist Technologist
College of DuPage
High School Diploma -
Framingham High School