Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare client and equipment for anaesthetic related procedure
- Check anaesthetist's requirements
- Select equipment and materials and prepare correctly and safely in accordance with infection control and other relevant guidelines
- Document anaesthetic accountable items
- Check individual needs of the client and complete action to meet those needs
- Provide assistance to the anaesthetist as directed to position the client for the procedure
- Take all necessary precautions to prevent cross-infection and avoid adverse events
- Check surgical requirements that may impact on the anaesthetic procedure
- Monitor the performance of equipment and materials used
- Ensure equipment is in working order and service records are current
- Ensure warning devices are switched on, tested and are registering that the equipment is safe
- Observe equipment and materials whilst in use and take immediate action if fault develops to avoid danger to equipment, clients and staff
- Follow established procedures to rectify faulty equipment and materials
- Check sterility of equipment and materials
- Maintain standby presence
- Provide assistance to the anaesthetist to complete the anaesthetic related procedures
- Provide assistance to the anaesthetist as required throughout the procedure
- Check client's physiological parameters when required or as directed by anaesthetist
- Identify, validate and report deviations from acceptable limits of the client's physiological parameters to the medical practitioner
- Report signs of client discomfort, distress or adverse reaction to the anaesthetist in line with consistent practice and procedures
- Provide assistance to dress and secure invasive device into position in line with consistent practice and procedure
- Utilise personal protective equipment in accordance with standard precautions
- Correctly position and calibrate transducers
- Restore equipment and environment at completion of procedure
- Clean, disinfect or sterilise equipment in accordance with infection control guidelines and manufacturer's instructions
- Manage faulty equipment in accordance with organisation policies and procedures and manufacturer's guidelines.
- Dispose of disposable items in accordance with waste management policies
- Handle soiled linen in accordance with infection control guidelines
- Restock consumables
- Clean and restore the environment
- Dispose of waste safely and in accordance with infection control policy or organisation policies and procedures.
- Assist with connection/ disconnection of client to/from ventilation equipment
- Select ventilation equipment and materials and prepare correctly and safely and in accordance with infection control and other relevant guidelines
- Set ventilation modes and parameters and ensure warning devices are switched on, tested and are registering that the equipment is safe.
- Observe equipment whilst in use and take action immediately if fault develops to avoid danger to equipment, clients and staff
- Follow established procedures to rectify faulty equipment
- Check client's physiological parameters when required or as directed by anaesthetist
- Identify, validate and report deviations from acceptable limits of physiological parameters to the medical practitioner
- Signs of client discomfort, distress or adverse reaction are reported to the Anaesthetist in line with consistent practice and procedure