Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
Provides functional support for Anesthetic to perform anesthesia procedures, including preoperative medical and surgical supplies. Additionally, feeds patient charge slips and unit charges into the system.
TASKS & ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Check patient identification and procedure before taking the patient for the procedure; check basket as per procedure. Maintain proper dress code and ensure good housekeeping.
- Check anesthesia equipment (e.g., machine monitor) and required intubation set.
- Maintain proper dress code and ensure good housekeeping.
- Evaluate patients’ pre-, intra-, and post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur.
- Monitor patients’ responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
- Assist in managing regional anesthetic techniques such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks, and intravenous blocks.
- Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
- Arrange orders for anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids, or blood products as necessary.
- Assist in managing patients’ airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
- Report immediately to the Supervisor if any items break down, expire, are damaged, lost, or unavailable.
- Perform any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.