Sedation Practice Specialist and Anesthesia Technician

• You guide patients through examinations and treatments where sedation is required and serve as a trusted point of contact during stressful moments.
• Great independence in your profession, within clear agreements and in close collaboration with the anesthesiologist and other healthcare professionals.
• You work on various examinations and treatments and deal with diverse patient groups.
• Your professional knowledge also finds a place outside of direct patient care, for example, in improving work agreements, protocols, and the quality of sedation care.
• Get the chance to think along about the further design and development of this role within the hospital.

As a sedation practice specialist, you independently ensure safe and appropriate sedation for patients undergoing an examination or treatment. You play an important role in assessing the patient, performing the sedation, and continuously monitoring vital functions. You switch gears quickly when the situation demands it and work closely with the anesthesiologist and the treatment team. Additionally, you also work as an anesthesia technician in the OR. A varied combination role indeed!

In this position:

• You independently perform sedation during various examinations, surgeries, and treatments;
• You continuously assess and monitor the vital functions (condition, consciousness, respiration, and circulation) of the patient;
• You tailor the sedation to the patient and the course of the procedure; (always with the anesthesiologist on standby);
• You carefully prepare the patient, medication, and equipment and ensure safe aftercare;
• You work closely with anesthesiologists, medical specialists, and other healthcare professionals;
• You contribute to the development and improvement of sedation care;
• You share your expertise with colleagues and supervise colleagues in training.

You will join a driven team of about 70 colleagues, spread across our locations in Nieuwegein and Utrecht. You will work at both locations, but we will of course take your preference into account.

• In Nieuwegein, you work on procedures within the specialties of cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery, robotic surgery, general surgery, and minimally invasive procedures of various specialties.
• In Utrecht, you work on procedures within the specialties of orthopedics, traumatology, general surgery, plastic surgery, ENT, gynecology, and maternity care.
• As a sedation practice specialist, you specifically work within the following specialties: gastroenterology, gynecology, cardiology, pulmonology, urology, and pain management during implantations.

For the position of anesthesia technician, irregular or on-call shifts are part of the job. For the position of sedation specialist, the emphasis is usually on planned activities during office and daytime hours.

• Salary up to a maximum of € 6,220.- gross per month (FWG scale 60 Cao Ziekenhuizen) based on a 36-hour work week, depending on your education and work experience
• A permanent contract immediately for 24-36 hours per week
• 8.33% end-of-year bonus in December and 8.33% holiday allowance
• A pension scheme with PFZW, in which St. Antonius pays 50% of the pension premium
• Annually 57 hours Personal Life Phase Budget based on a 36-hour work week, which you can use in a way that suits your life stage
• Tax advantage via our Flexible Benefits System. With this, you can use part of your gross salary for, for example, a bicycle, fitness and sports, study costs, extra travel expenses, or a device
• Plenty of room to develop professionally and personally via our extensive learning platform with live training and e-learnings
• Through Epassi, Benefits at Work, and Tickets for Good, you get access to activities, workshops, events, and cultural outings, often for only the administrative costs

You feel at home in a role where independent clinical action and collaboration go hand in hand. You maintain attention for the patient, even when you must monitor multiple medical data points and signals simultaneously. If the situation changes, you can quickly assess what is needed and act within your professional responsibility.

At St. Antonius, you work on (highly) complex care with your heart in the right place. We are a top-clinical teaching hospital where patient care, education, and research go hand in hand. Thanks to our size, we make a real impact, but remain agile and personal.

Our clinical priorities are heart & vascular, lungs, and cancer. Additionally, we are one of the leaders in the Netherlands in the field of value-based care. This means that we do not only look at what is medically possible, but especially at what truly makes a difference for the individual patient. By structurally measuring the most important outcomes and learning together, also with the other Santeon hospitals, we make care a little bit better every day. With us, every employee, including you, makes a difference for the patient.

Apply today! Send us your CV via the apply button below. We will contact you quickly.

Do you have questions or would you like to plan a shadowing day first? Please call team leader Claudia van Kampen at 06-52713166.