Anesthesia Technician

About the Role

Assists physicians in the physiological monitoring of patients and the preparation of drugs, fluids, anesthetics and equipment ancillary to operative intervention of other procedures requiring anesthesia; sets up, operates and maintains monitoring and anesthesia equipment.

Responsibilities

• Consults with and keeps anesthesiologist informed of activities, needs and problems.
• Complies with established anesthesia standards. Implements and maintains established department/hospital policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control processes. Interprets these to subordinate personnel.
• Follows established routines and utilizes supplies and equipment in a cost-effective manner.
• Maintains a clean, orderly and safe environment for patients and personnel.
• Assists anesthesiologist with orientation, instruction/training and supervision of subordinate personnel. Supervises new recruits.
• Cooperates with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintains good employee, interdepartmental and public relations.
• Maintains patients' rights and confidentiality of patient's information and abides by established communications code.
• Attends required meetings, in service education program, maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations.
• Performs other tasks such as:
• Consulting operating room schedule to determine equipment needs for special procedures, preparing operating room for indicated procedure to include setting up and calibrating monitoring devices during intervention.
• Assisting anesthesiologist in inserting arterial catheter needles attach to transducers and flush with saline solution.
• Setting up and attaching blood warmers and blood pumping apparatus to patients.
• Positioning patients on heating and cooling mattresses and adjust in accordance with the instructions given; attaches mattresses to hypothermia machine and regulate proper temperature.
• Assisting anesthesiologist in the preparation and labeling of syringes of anesthetic and adjuvant drugs and in the preparation of intravenous drips of medications for insertion into infusion apparatus; setting up blood and fluids with appropriate filters, sets and pumping devices preparatory to infusion as instructed.
• Cleaning, repairing and performing routing preventive maintenance on equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Checking patient with anesthetist upon arrival in surgery, placing patients on operating table and positioning them with assistance of anesthetist. Secures patients safely on table.
• Hooking patients to monitor and assist in induction of anesthesia.
• Initiating and completion of operating room records including intra-operative notices.
• Takes on call duties as per Rota. Handles emergencies and applies appropriate protocol. Maintains complete operating room record for each patient procedure.
• Assists in care and maintenance of departmental supplies, equipment facilities. Reports defective supplies and malfunctioning equipment to Supervisor. Requests maintenance and repair. Documents maintenance.

Qualifications

• Diploma of Anesthesia from an accredited school.
• Minimum 2 Years' Experience after graduation.
• Valid MOH License.
• Fluency in both English/Arabic, written, reading and spoken.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in preventive maintenance of anesthesia and respiratory equipment required.
• Conversant with both National & International Health Care Quality Standards.

Required Skills

• Fluency in both English/Arabic, written, reading and spoken.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in preventive maintenance of anesthesia and respiratory equipment required.
• Conversant with both National & International Health Care Quality Standards.