Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe

Clinical Technician

Grade: K

Reporting to: Chief Clinical Technician

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The general duties and responsibility of the job holder will include the following:-

• Making pre-operative assessment of patients.
• Ordering special tests for medication of patients before administering.
• Conducting anaesthesia on patients.
• Reporting condition charges of a patient to surgeon or relevant attendant.
• Managing fluid, electrolytes and acid/base disturbances.
• Shock management.
• Providing emergency anaesthesia in life saving surgeries.
• Training juniors in Anaesthesia procedures and in how to resuscitate patients and babies.
• Ensure correct anaesthesia complete recording of data in relevant HMIS registers and instruments.
• Ensuring timely processing of data and dissemination to all relevant stakeholders including timely submission of HMIS report to the designated supervisor.
• Performing routine monitoring of health indicators and using data in planning and management of health services.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine from a recognised institution with a minimum of three years’ working in a primary health care setting
• Registered with the Medical Council of Malawi (MCM) with a valid practising licence

• Making pre-operative assessment of patients.
• Ordering special tests for medication of patients before administering.
• Conducting anaesthesia on patients.
• Reporting condition charges of a patient to surgeon or relevant attendant.
• Managing fluid, electrolytes and acid/base disturbances.
• Shock management.
• Providing emergency anaesthesia in life saving surgeries.
• Training juniors in Anaesthesia procedures and in how to resuscitate patients and babies.
• Ensure correct anaesthesia complete recording of data in relevant HMIS registers and instruments.
• Ensuring timely processing of data and dissemination to all relevant stakeholders including timely submission of HMIS report to the designated supervisor.
• Performing routine monitoring of health indicators and using data in planning and management of health services.

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine from a recognised institution with a minimum of three years’ working in a primary health care setting
• Registered with the Medical Council of Malawi (MCM) with a valid practising licence