Anesthesia Technician

REF 1658276
30.10.2024 | Abu Dhabi | full time
General
Location: Abu Dhabi
Occupancy: full time
Description
We are looking for a good experience and caring, compassionate Anesthesia Technician.Your main responsibilities in this role include the following: . The Anesthetic Technicians primary function is to assist with all anesthetic procedures and to maintain all related anesthetic equipment and keep documentation to support this. . Responsible for daily, weekly and monthly maintenance of all anesthesia related equipment. . Responsible for orienting, guiding new anesthetic technicians and nurses.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Participates as the primary assistant to Anesthesia for procedures in the Operating Room at various locations across UW Health
including Inpatient, PACU, and Madison Surgery Center.
2. Prepares anesthesia supplies:
Preoperative:
• Ensure anesthesia carts are supplied and machines are in each room prior to the beginning of the surgery schedule and
between procedures. Checks and replaces anesthesia gas tanks as needed.
• Retrieve special anesthesia supplies that are anticipated and/or requested by the person administering the anesthetic before
and during surgery.
• Prepares complex equipment and supplies for hemodynamic monitoring. This varies based on location and may include
peripheral arterial and pulmonary artery catheter transducers, EKG, pulse oximeter, and nerve simulators.
• Ensures monitoring equipment and supplies are ready.
• Ensures the anesthesia machine is ready for use including troubleshooting and correcting problems. May perform daily
anesthesia equipment inspections including suction, electrical plugs, gas connections, oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders.
• May assist in positioning patients for procedures.
Intraoperative:
• Provide and set up disposable materials needed to collect shed blood. Based on location, may set up equipment for delivering
salvaged and banked blood products with Cell Saver and Rapid infuser.
• Aseptically assemble autotransfusion disposables.
• Assist in dressing and securing IVs and Arterial lines.
• Assist Anesthesia during intubating and extubating procedures as directed.
• Restock all used supplies as needed during a surgery.
• Dispose of contaminated materials and disinfect equipment in accordance with general operating room P&P concerning
biohazardous waste.
• Maintain awareness of physiological parameters and baselines of patients during a surgery.
Postoperative:
• Clean anesthesia equipment in the Operating Room and outside locations following each procedure.
• Clean, maintain, and package used anesthesia materials and equipment.

Requirements
Knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy
Ability to lift and move heavy medical equipment
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (BLS/ACLS) certification preferred
Provisions
Salary: to be discussed
Employment visa
Medical insurance provided
Publisher
direct employer
50 - 200 employees