Details MME Ref Number MCH180717-5
Job Title Anaesthesia Technician
Business Unit Mediclinic City Hospital
Department Paramedical
Job Type Permanent
Location - City Dubai
Location - Country United Arab Emirates
Recruiter Gretchen Bernardino
Job Description Mediclinic Middle East is looking to fill an Anaesthesia Technician role for Mediclinic City Hospital. Mediclinic City Hospital was the first multi-disciplinary hospital in Dubai Healthcare City. With 280 beds, Mediclinic City Hospital can accommodate patients with a wide range of individual health requirements.
Requirements •Locally based candidates with 2-5 years experience in Anaesthesia will be given preference, but we are happy to consider candidates from overseas, who have the desired experience and qualifications
- Graduate of Bachelor Degree in Anaesthesia Technology OR Completion of Anaesthesia Technician Program with minimum 2 years duration from a recognized institution/college
- Minimum of two (2) years experience post qualification in related field
- Proof of valid registration as a Technician from home country and/or country of last employment where applicable
- Accreditation experience will be highly noted
- Fluent in English and knowledge of Arabic is an advantage
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge relating to the anaesthesia procedures in order to effectively anticipate the needs of the anaesthesiologist
- Communicate with patients while helping prepare them for anesthesia to explain procedures, allay fears and elicit patient cooperation
- Physical abilities to complete job duties which include lifting, standing, walking, ability to push, pull, climb, stoop, kneel, reach overhead and rotate trunk for prolonged periods
- Can function effectively under pressure
Strong service culture orientation: At ease functioning in a multicultural environment
- Basic computer literacy skills
Key Outputs Perform a variety of technical and supportive patient care tasks to assist attending anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in performing anesthetic procedures for patients ranging from infancy to geriatrics
- Obtain supplies and equipment as requested by anaesthesia providers
- Prepare anaesthetizing locations for indicated procedure to include setting up and calibrating monitoring devices; troubleshoot anesthesia equipment malfunctions, routing non-functional equipment to the proper department for repair
- Caring for and educating patients about their conditions, as well as establishing trust and building rapport with patients and their families
- Guidelines of International Patient Safety Goals and evidence based practice are adhered
- Adapt and maintain a customer-focused mindset that acknowledges the importance and value of the customer, and acts accordingly
- Mutually beneficial relationships are built and maintained with colleagues and multi-disciplinary team
- Ensure patient records meet legal requirements and Mediclinic standards
- Continuous improvement projects are implemented and monitored
- Participate in Continuous Professional Development
- Professional ethics, Mediclinic values and caring standards are demonstrated in behavior
Other Information Mediclinic City Hospital is part of Mediclinic Middle East and wholly owned by Mediclinic International, one of the 10 largest listed private hospital groups in the world. This means that Mediclinic City Hospital, and its patients, are able to benefit from the huge bank of knowledge and expertise available in its 66 sister facilities in Southern Africa and Switzerland.
