OT Technician

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all equipment is ready before surgery in working condition: anaesthesia machine, single or multichannel monitor, pulse oximeter, diathermy machine, C-arm, OT table, portable suction, OT light, laparoscopic machine, harmonic scalpel, etc.

• Operate and maintain all medical equipment in the operation theatre

• Ensure central supply of oxygen and nitrous oxide, and central suction are available and working

• Ensure availability of portable suction apparatus

• Impart training to juniors / new inductees

• Position the patient according to the surgery

• Assist anesthetists and surgeons during surgery for intubation, extubation, IV infusions, blood transfusions, and emergency situations

• Ensure the anesthetic machine is ready with ET tube, jelly, airways spray, plasters, eye ointment, injections, syringes, and IV infusion materials

• Assist anesthetist for general, spinal, epidural, and l...