Anaesthetic technician
Anaesthetic technicians assist specialised doctors in anaesthetics. They prepare operating theatres and other specialised clinics for anaesthetic procedures, prepare the equipment needed for anaesthesia, and assist with inducing and maintaining adequate anaesthesia and post-anaesthesia procedures. They do so under supervision, following the orders of the doctor of medicine.
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Essential Skills & Knowledge
Essential Skills
- administer anaesthetics to patients
- assess patients after surgery
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct preoperative investigations
- deal with emergency care situations
- dispose medical waste
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- ensure the positioning of the patient for surgery
- maintain anaesthetic machinery
- manage healthcare users' data
- manage infection control in the facility
- monitor basic patients signs
- monitor patients during surgery
- monitor stock level
- order supplies for anaesthesia services
- tolerate stress
- undertake healthcare examination
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
Essential Knowledge
- anaesthetics
- biophysics
- emergency medicine
- emergency surgery
- first aid
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- infection control
- intensive care medicine
- medical informatics
- pharmacology
- professional documentation in health care
- resuscitation
- sterilization techniques
- surgery
- surgical asepsis
The “Essential Skills and Knowledge” content is derived from the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) framework for more information refer to ESCO's website.
Top sectors hiring Bahrainis for this job
- Human Health and Social Work Activities
- Accommodation and Food Service Activities
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