NMC Healthcare
Anesthesia Technician
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, UAE🏢 On-site
AnesthesiaPatient MonitoringMedical EquipmentClinical SupportSterilization
At a Glance
- Category
- 🏥 Healthcare
- Level
- Mid-Level
- Type
- Full-time
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- Preparing patients and assists during induction, maintenance of and recovery from anesthesia.
- Performs duties under the direct supervision of Anesthesiologist.
- Ensuring properly functioning suctioning equipment is on hand.
- Setting up endotracheal tubes (ET) and Arranging transtracheal jet ventilation devices.
- Provides support for routine surgical cases by assisting in the preparation and maintenance of patient equipment and anesthesia delivery systems before, during and after anesthesia
- Stocking self-inflating resuscitation bags, breathing circuits and masks.
- Performs first level maintenance on anesthesia equipment.
- Cleans, sterilizes, disinfects, stocks, orders and maintains the routine anesthesia equipment and supplies
- Checks anesthesia machine on a daily basis, prior to surgery, to ensure the gas scavenging system and the suction apparatus are attached and functioning at optimal level.
- Double-checking instrument calibrations
- Cleans equipment and stores supplies related to anesthesia.
- Ensuring the adequate stock of laryngoscope blades
- Ensuring gas cylinders are full, functional and on hand
- Works with a wide variety of equipment specific to administration of anesthesia, patient monitoring and related life support systems.
- Understands the sequence of procedures required for rapid induction and intubation used in emergency cases to prevent vomiting and aspiration.
- Performs Sellick’s Maneuver (Cricoid pressure) as required.
- Positions patients for surgery who require spinal or epidural anesthesia with the awareness of sterile techniques.
- Familiar with equipment, supplies and pharmacological agents and is familiar with locations of same.
- Assists anesthetists with starting I.V. infusion.
- Maintains awareness of safety hazards and takes necessary action to prevent accidents.
- Post-surgery check for sodalime depletion in the CO2 absorbers.
- Disassemble (and reassemble before surgery) absorbers for cleaning and sterilization;
- Handle and store all volatile gas cylinders and related supplies;
- Dispose of spent CO2 absorbent;
- Recalibrate instrumentation.
Requirements
- •Ability to perform first-level maintenance on anesthesia equipment
- •Knowledge of pharmacological agents and equipment locations
- •Understanding of rapid induction and intubation sequences
- •Ability to perform Sellick’s Maneuver (Cricoid pressure)
- •Awareness of sterile techniques for patient positioning
- •Ability to handle and store volatile gas cylinders
Responsibilities
- •Prepare patients and assist during induction, maintenance, and recovery from anesthesia
- •Set up endotracheal tubes (ET) and arrange transtracheal jet ventilation devices
- •Stock self-inflating resuscitation bags, breathing circuits, and masks
- •Clean, sterilize, disinfect, stock, order, and maintain routine anesthesia equipment
- •Check anesthesia machines daily for gas scavenging and suction apparatus functionality
- •Double-check instrument calibrations
- •Assist anesthetists with starting I.V. infusions
- •Perform post-surgery checks for sodalime depletion and disassemble absorbers for sterilization
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Company
NMC Healthcare
5000+ employees
NMC Health is one of the largest private healthcare providers in the UAE. It operates hospitals, day surgery centers, and clinics across the country.