Vacancy title:
Anesthesia Technician

Jobs at:
Kirehe District

Deadline of this Job:
23rd October 2018

Duty Station:
Eastern Province, Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: 19th October 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:

Job Description

• Perform a pre anesthetic evaluation, with ability to formulate an appropriate anesthesia care plan incorporating and scientific principles based on preoperative assessment physiologic
  
• Prepare equipment needed for the patient to safely undergo anesthesia. This involves: Safe Surgery Checklist, preparing intravenous drugs, therapy administration equipment and a range of devices to maintain the patient’s airway and Communicating with the patient when they arrive into the operating theatre, Establish peripheral intravenous access, Applying anesthetic monitoring to help assess the patients’, condition whilst under anesthesia. This includes ECG, blood pressure and oxygen saturation devices.
  
• The anesthetic technician’s role also includes assisting with: Inducing and maintaining adequate anesthesia, Collection and analysis of patient (blood) samples. Establishing and securing an airway, Making sure that patients are positioned in such a way NOT to cause discomfort or injury during their procedure, Monitoring and maintaining patients’ vital signs and anesthesia depth, Temperature monitoring and regulation, and acquiring and administering transfusion fluids and equipment
  
• Anesthetic technicians assist in waking the patient, removing airway devices and transferring patients to post operative care units
  
• Supervise students in anesthesia department
  
• Promote team working in conduction of anesthesia care.
  
• Participate in research activities within the department.
  
• Perform a pre anesthetic evaluation, with ability to formulate an appropriate anesthesia care plan incorporating and scientific principles based on preoperative assessment physiologic
  
• Prepare equipment needed for the patient to safely undergo anesthesia. This involves: Safe Surgery Checklist, preparing intravenous drugs, therapy administration equipment and a range of devices to maintain the patient’s airway and Communicating with the patient when they arrive into the operating theatre, Establish peripheral intravenous access, Applying anesthetic monitoring to help assess the patients’, condition whilst under anesthesia. This includes ECG, blood pressure and oxygen saturation devices.
  

Job Profile

A1/A0 in Anaesthesiology Key Technical Skills & Knowledge required:

• Good knowledge of Rwanda Health System
  
• Research Skills & Writing Skills;
  
• Creative, proactive, customer focused, solutions led and outcome driven Skills;
  
• Interpersonal Skills
  
• Effective communication skills;
  
• Time Management Skills;
  
• Computer Skills;
  
• Judgment & Decision making skills;
  
• Complex Problem solving Skills;
  
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; knowledge of all is an advantage
  
• Computer knowledge (Work Processing, Power Point and Internet)
  
• Knowledge in anesthesia and reanimation technics