ROLE DETAILS

Job-Holder Specifications

QUALIFICATION    
  Basic Qualification / Education / Vocational Training
     • Diploma in O.T. Tech
  Advanced Qualification / Certification / Specialist Training 
     • NIL

EXPERIENCE
  Minimum Experience    
     • Fresher
 Specific / Relevant Experience
     • Training Related experience
 
COMPETENCIES    
Competence
  Job competence.
  Quality and Safety consciousness.
  Commitment & initiative.
  Initiative, punctuality & learning.
  Adherence to work ethics, dependability.
  Interpersonal relations.    
  Teamwork.
  Communication.
  Positive & empathetic attitude.
  Computer Skills & Knowledge.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Prior to anesthesia:

• Anesthetic technicians prepare equipment needed for the patient to safely undergo anesthesia. This involves:
• Checking & setting up the aesthetic machine
• Preparing intravenous drugs
• Preparing intravenous therapy administration equipment
• Preparing a range of devices to maintain the patient's airway (e.g. laryngeal masks, endo tracheal tube)
• Communicating with the patient when they arrive into the operating theatre, verifying the pre-operative checklist for allergies, informed consent and past medical history

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• Applying aesthetic monitoring to help assess the patients' condition whilst under anaesthesia. This may include electrocardiography (ECG), blood pressure and oxygen saturation devices

During anaesthesia:

• The aesthetic technician’s role includes assisting with:
• Inducing and maintaining adequate anaesthesia.
• Establishing and securing an airway.
• Making sure that patients are positioned in such a way NOT to cause discomfort during their procedure.
• Monitoring patients' vital signs and anaesthesia depth.
• Temperature monitoring and regulation.
• Collection and analysis of patient (blood) samples.
• Acquiring transfusion fluids and equipment.

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After anaesthesia:

• Anesthetic technicians assist the anesthetist with:
• Waking the patient.
• Removing airway devices.
• transferring the patient to the Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
• Handing over patient information to the PACU staff.