Surgical Technician, Locum
Responsibilities:
- Gather, check and open supplies & equipment needed for the surgical procedure
- Set up the sterile back table and mayo stand with instruments supplies and medications / solutions needed for the procedure
- Perform initial surgical count with the circulating nurse
- Assist the scrubbed team members with gowning and gloving
- Assist with draping the patient to establish a sterile field
- Secure sterile cords, tubing’s and other accessories
- Participate in the surgical site and patient verification during the time out procedure
- Prepare and anticipate additional instrumentation and supplies for usage during the procedure
- Anticipate the needs of the surgeon and pass instruments and supplies to the surgeon during the procedure
- Measure and pass medications, haemostatic agents and irrigation solutions utilized during the procedure
- Hold retractors or instruments as directed by the surgeon
- Coordinate the camera or endoscopic instruments as directed by the surgeon
- Perform additional surgical counts (cavity closure, skin closure) or as necessary
- Prepares sterile dressing(s) and or immobilization device(s)
- Prepare and pass off specimen(s) as appropriate
- Participate in debriefing Process quality improvement practices to ensure quality patient care
- Hand over after verification the instruments to the CSSD technician for sterilization
Requirements:
- Surgical technician course from a recognized institution
- Proficiency in computer Literacy
- Experience in theatre -Preferred
Anaesthetic Assistant, Locum
Responsibilities:
- Setup, test and calibrate physiological monitors and equipment such as anesthesia machines, airway devices, physiological monitors, infusion devices, nerve stimulators, patient/fluid warming devices and fiber optic bronchoscopes.
- Perform equipment checks as indicated and maintain records of problems
- Replace and change anesthetic equipment supplies as per routine schedule
- Maintain a stock of drug supplies at anesthesia workstations.
- Troubleshoot anesthetic equipment
- Correct problems that have been discovered and follow up with the theatre manager, the biomedical technician/engineers, and manufacturer’s service representative.
- Participate in operating theatre’s infection control program.
- Performing duties such as maintaining cleanliness of anesthetic equipment in accordance with quality assurance programs.
- Assist with the setting up of the physiological monitors such as ECG, Pulse oximetry and non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP).
- Assist the anesthesiologist with the insertion of peripheral venous lines, arterial lines, central venous catheters and pulmonary artery catheters.
- Adjust therapies (e.g. Ventilation, temperature control devices, fluid flow rates etc.) as directed by the anesthesiologist.
- In liaison with the circulating nurse, provide diagnostic data for the anesthesiologist by performing random blood sugar sampling and arterial blood gas sampling as requested.
- Arrange for transportation of emergency blood samples to the lab and collection of blood products from the blood bank.
- Assist at anesthetic emergency by performing duties such as aspirating secretions from the trachea and pharynx, deflating airways cuffs, and provide emergency airway equipment. Remove monitoring equipment after surgery.
- Assist with the transfer of post operative patients to the Post Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU) under the direction of the anesthesiologist, surgeon and nurse.
- Assist with the transfer of ventilation and/or anesthetized patient to the intensive care or high dependency unit under the direction of the anesthesiologist, surgeon and nurse.
Requirements:
- Completion of Anesthesia Assistant Course
- In service Course on Basic Nursing skills and Anesthesia
- Certificate in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in the Theatre is preferred
Method of Application
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