Ophthalmic Sedation Practitioner

Requisition ID: 330459

Position Number:

Posting End Date:
February 8, 2023

City:
Winnipeg

Site:
WRHA Corporate

Work Location:
Winnipeg Corporate

Department / Unit:
Ophtha Sedation Practitioner

Job Stream:
Clinical

Union:
EXEMPT-OT

Anticipated Start Date: 03/27/2023

FTE: 0.50

Anticipated Shift:
Days

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary is commensurate with education and qualifications.

• Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We're united_ by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable hea_lth care._

Position Overview:

Under the supervision of the Anesthesiologist, the Ophthalmic Sedation Practitioner is responsible for: performing selective pre operative assessment, anesthesia monitoring of physiological patient variables, administration of sedative and analgesic drugs used to establish up to a moderate level of sedation, rescue of patients who exhibit adverse consequences of a deeper than intended level of sedation and patient transport.

Additional aspects of anesthetic care include: point of care testing for glucose, INR and EKG, operating room readiness (machine, monitors, equipment, supplies, drugs), patient positioning, medical record keeping, identification of complications of anesthesia and surgery and providing intraoperative report to PACU staff.

Experience:

• Experience in peripheral IV insertion
• Minimum of one year experience in Critical Care, OR environment, or Emergency in the past five years

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate):

• Graduate of an approved Allied Health Program or approved School of Nursing required; International Medical Graduate Physician in Anesthesia will be considered, if eligible for registration with the CPSM
• Successful completion or enrolment in a Canadian Anaesthesia Assistant Training Program preferred
• Successful completion of the WRHA Ophthalmic Sedation Practitioner Training Program
• Certification in BLS required, ACLS preferred

Certification/Licensure/Registration:

• Must be registered or eligible for registration with the appropriate Registering Body

Qualifications and Skills:

• Perioperative Medical terminology
• Relevant WRHA policies for the conduct of surgical procedures
• Demonstrates effective organizational (task management), interpersonal (team working), critical thinking/problem solving (situational awareness and decision making)
• Superior clinical monitoring skills characterized by watchfulness, vigilance, and attention to detail
• Communicates perioperative information in a concise, clear, orderly and effective manner, orally and in writing
• Exhibits patience, understanding and compassion when working with the elderly population
• Exudes a calm, quiet, confident demeanour
• Excellent command of the English language

Physical Requirements:

• Position involves physical activities such as walking, standing, transferring patients and equipment
• May encounter exposure to disease, radiation, toxic materials, noise, allergens, etc.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated individuals
• Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT._ _The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services._

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