Campus
Berlin-Buch
Beginning
1. April
Compensation
by the training provider
Length of time
3 years
Be an active part of the anesthesia team
The anesthetic technical assistants (ATA) assist with the preparation, implementation and aftercare of anesthesia in the various specialist departments.
The ATA’s broad range of tasks also includes:
- the preparation and follow-up of the anesthesia workstations,
- the expert care of patients, taking into account their physical and psychological situation during their stay in the anaesthetic unit, in the recovery room and in the outpatient clinic,
- the independent organisation and coordination of work processes in the anesthesia department and its areas of operation in cooperation with doctors and medical nursing staff,
- the preparation and assistance of anesthesia including the provision of the necessary instruments, equipment, medication and consumables,
- the support of other professional groups before, during and after the operation.
The training concept of the 3 learning locations
We are convinced that professionals who want to work in the healthcare sector must have cross-functional and cross-sector thinking, coupled with a professional attitude. The academy's didactic concept, learning at three learning locations, interprofessional teaching and learning arrangements and interaction with new technologies are the academy's future-oriented paths, together with its practice partners from the healthcare sector.
Learning Place THEORY – Professional skills and competencies build on knowledge
- Lectures and case-based seminars convey the technical fundamentals and contexts of the respective profession. Interprofessional events broaden your own professional perspective and understanding of other professional groups in the healthcare sector.
- Independent and individual learning is made possible, among other things, through the use of new media.
Learning location TRAINING & TRANSFER (LTT) – Practice and training in a protected space
- In the Training & Transfer learning area, participants should train and consolidate skills and abilities in a setting that is as authentic as possible. Unlike in real working life, mistakes do not have any serious consequences, but rather play an important role in the learning process. Learning with and from one another also plays an important role in this area.
- The teachers take on the role of coaches in this area. The individual prior knowledge and experience of the participants are actively integrated and the content is tailored accordingly. The learning process is supported and accompanied by intensive reflection on learning progress.
Learning Place PRAXIS – Learning under Real Conditions
- Professional practice completes the training process with specific situations and tasks. Depending on the level of training, there are targeted practical phases in which the participants can test and further develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes they have learned.
- The training participants are expertly guided and accompanied by staff in the practice facilities and teachers at the academy.
- Collected experiences and events serve as a starting point for the further professional learning process in the theory and LTT learning areas and are taken up in the courses and appropriately taken into account.
- The practical learning takes place in the respective training centers of the training participants (hospitals, inpatient and outpatient care facilities) as well as other institutions involved in the training.
- At least one of the following qualifications:
- secondary school leaving certificate or other equivalent school leaving certificate
- Secondary school certificate or an educational qualification recognized as equivalent with successfully completed vocational training
- in a profession for which a regular training period of at least two years is required,
- in a state-regulated assistant or helper training in nursing of at least one year's duration, which meets the minimum requirements decided by the Conference of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs in 2012 and the Conference of Ministers of Health in 2013 in the "Key points for training in assistant and helper professions in nursing that are the responsibility of the states" (BAnz AT 17.02.2016 B3)
- in a training course in nursing assistance or geriatric care assistance that was started and successfully completed by 31 December 2020 and is regulated by state law and lasts at least one year each
- Proof of health suitability
- Proof of hepatitis A+B vaccination; measles vaccination; complete corona vaccination protection (to be submitted only after a successful interview)
- Training contract with a training provider (see application)
- Recommendation of an internship in the functional area
The 3-year training to become an anesthesiology assistant at the Academy of Health includes participation in the “Radiation Protection Course”, “Basic Life Support” and “Advanced Life Support (ALS)” courses.
There is a great shortage of skilled workers not only in the nursing professions, but also in the field of anesthesia and surgical technical assistance, there are many unfilled positions. The Academy of Health is aware that there is a great deal of interest and demand for an adaptation course to gain recognition for the training profession of anesthesia and surgical technical assistance.
The Board of the Academy of Health has re-examined and evaluated the offer of an adaptation course for 2022, especially against the background of the nationwide uniform training of surgical and anesthesia technical assistants, which will come into force on January 1, 2022.
The Academy of Health sets high quality standards for professional training, which must also be ensured with the introduction of the standardized training for surgical and anesthesia technical assistants. The preparation and implementation of this training will also be a major focus of work in the coming year, requiring time and human resources. Against this background, the board of the Academy of Health decided not to offer an adaptation course for surgical and anesthesia technical assistants for the time being.
Please address your request to review a deficit notice from the German Hospital Association (DKG) to Ms. Ä. Nagel-Wischnewski (clerk at the School for Anaesthesiology and Surgical Technical Assistance).
The training and examination is based on the law on the training of anaesthetic technical assistants and on the training of operating room technical assistants (ATA-OTA-G) and the current version of the training and examination regulations (ATA-OTA-APrV).
Admission to the exam is granted if the training has been attended regularly and successfully. The final exam is divided into a written, practical and oral part. Passing the exam is a prerequisite for being granted a professional license.
After passing the examination, the training participants will receive the qualification as “state-recognized anesthesiology technical assistant” .
The applicant management for this training takes place directly at one of the member companies/cooperation partners of the Academy of Health ( overview of training institutions ).
We are happy to provide you with individual advice.
Campus Berlin-Buch
your contact person
Ms. Ä. Nagel-Wischnewski
