Anaesthetic Technician at Marigold Hospital and Critical Care Center (MHCCC)

Marigold Hospital and Critical Care Center located on the Mainland, Lagos, Nigeria aims to provide a wide variety of specialized modern surgical and acute care services.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Anaesthetic Technician

Location: Lagos
Reports to: Consultant Anaesthetist

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for providing direct clinical assistance to anaesthetists, ensure safe operational aesthetic and ancillary equipment in the operating theatre and maintaining a high standard of patient care.
• Stocking & preparation of anaesthetic rooms, ensuring all rooms and equipment trolleys are stocked in accordance with the stocking list for each theatre.
• Receiving patients from theatre reception, checking verbally the full names and hospital number with wrist band and ensure the adequate operative consent has been signed consistent with the operation list.
• Transferring patients to the operating room and to post-operative care units after procedures.
• Assisting with safe positioning of patients.
• When required, provide assistance outside the operating theatre in other units like the Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department or other areas of the hospitals
• Checking and preparation of anaesthetic machines, intravenous drugs and ancillary equipment including cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of equipment.
• Preparation, application and establishment of patients monitoring equipment.
• Provide professional, clinical and technical assistance to the anaesthetist during all anaesthetic procedures and other times.
• Carry out other duties as assigned

Key Result Areas / Performance Goals

• Anaesthetic Rooms to be kept to a high degree of cleanliness.
• Sterilization of all anaesthetic equipment.
• Incidence reporting and adequate documentation.
• Triage.
• Use of SOPS/adherence to quality standards.

Job Qualifications

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree.
• Certificate of Training as Anaesthetic Technician.
• 2 - 3 years post qualification experience is desired.

Core Competencies:

• Basic Life Support skills
• I-CARE attitude (Integrity, Compassion, Attentiveness, Respect, Excellence and Empathy)
• Computer literacy
• Good organizational skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to detail.

Salary
N100,000 - N150,000 monthly

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2022.