Anesthesia Technician

About the role

The Anesthesia Technician supports anesthesiologists in delivering safe and effective anesthesia care, assisting with patient assessment, procedural sedation, monitoring, and recovery. The role also involves preparing, maintaining, and troubleshooting anesthesia equipment while ensuring compliance with regulations and clinical standards.

Key responsibilities

• Assist anesthesiologists during patient assessment, sedation, anesthesia procedures, and recovery.
• Monitor patients before, during, and after anesthesia to ensure safety.
• Prepare and maintain anesthesia equipment and delivery systems for surgical and diagnostic procedures.
• Support routine and emergency anesthesia interventions.
• Sterilize, disinfect, package, and prepare anesthesia supplies and consumables.
• Perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting of anesthesia equipment.
• Manage anesthesia inventory, including equipment tracking, supply stock, and medication expiry monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with DOH regulations, M42 policies, quality standards, and patient safety requirements.

Required profile

• Completion of an Anesthesia Technician program (minimum two-year course).
• Minimum of 2 years post‑qualification experience in a related field.
• UAE license as Anesthesia Technician or eligibility to obtain one.
• Active BLS certification.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic.

Required skills

• Preparation and maintenance of anesthesia equipment.
• Basic troubleshooting of anesthesia devices.
• Inventory management of anesthesia supplies and medications.
• Knowledge of current best practices in anesthesia.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) proficiency.