Senior Resident,Attending Consultant,Associate Consultant

Preferred Education - MD/DNB/FRCA (UK)

Experience - 5+ years

The Anesthesiologist should have core expertise in area such as:

Neurosurgery.

Pediatrics surgery

Orthopedic and Spine surgeries.

Cardiac Anesthesia.

Other surgeries.

• To direct and supervise activities of anesthesia department in accordance with established standards and administrative policies.
• To establish department clinical work procedures.
• To assign and supervises activities of all the department personnel.
• To review and forward the requisitions of supplies and equipment.
• To confers with members of surgical staff and with departments heads to determine method and type of anesthesia for each surgical procedures.
• To participate with the members of other department in planning joint administrative and technical programs and make recommendation for maximum coordination of anesthesiology services with other patients services.
• To conduct studies and research program on effectiveness and usefulness of new techniques and anesthetics.
• To administer various type of anesthetics to render patient insensible to pain during surgical procedures, manipulation or setting of fractures, deliveries and other therapeutics and diagnostics measures such as :
• To examine patients to determine degree of surgical risk, type of anesthetic to be administered, and pre-anesthetic sedation
• To select anesthetic best adapted to patients condition and risk involved.
• To position patient on operating table and administer anesthetic as prescribed by general medical standards.
• To inspect equipments before anesthesia, to determine that it is working properly. If working improperly, makes adjustments or substitute equipment.
• To observe and monitor the anesthetized patient for adverse reactions, advise physicians of conditions, and initiate remedial measures.
• To maintain records of anesthetic administered, condition of patients prior to and throughout anesthesia, preaneasthetic and post anesthetic medication, and conditions of patients at close of operation.
• To administer treatment to patients in case of post anesthetic complications.
• To accompany patients to recovery room or ICCU/PACU.
• To look after the management of pain after the surgery in co-ordination with the surgeon.
• To instruct interns, residents and nurses in methods and techniques of anesthesiology.
• To manage the working of PACU.
• To undertake patient care in critical area of PACU
• To supervise, guide & manage the Resident, Nurses and other staff in PACU
• To confer with the principle doctor of the patient in PACU about planning treatment and the progress of the patients.
• Coordinate the functioning of the Operation Theater to ensure efficient utilization of the theatre time.
• Ensure proper Rota and postings of the consultants and the Junior consultants ,Registrars to enable proper OT functioning during routine and after office hours.
• To coordinate anaesthesia practices at all remote locations like cardiac cath lab,endoscopy ,brachytherapy,CT scans etc...
• To monitor sedation practices conducted by anaesthesiologists and non anaesthesiologists and to assist in implementations of efficient and safer protocols.
• To participate in OT users meet to suggest changes or modifications .
• To ensure that Infection control policies are rigorously followed n the theater.
• To ensure continual training of the department in various safety related activities including fire,radiation ,infection
• control,electrical safety.
• To enable proper handling and utilization of all anaesthesai related equipment.
• To liase with the Bio medical department for upgarding of existing equipment.
• To assist in the conduct of various inter departmental meets to seek measures to enhance co operation and understanding

Verbal Ability

• Ability to comprehend verbal instructions given by the supervisor or head of the department.
• To give accurate and tactful explanations to patients and their relatives.
• Have an affinity for teamwork.
• Technical Knowledge.
• Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision.
• Technical skills required for using and maintaining the various equipment and the computer.
• Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the Doctors and co-ordinate with other related departmental personnel.
• Ability to plan & organize ones work schedule effectively.
• Speaking and listening are essential requirements to understand and carry out the instructions given by the supervisors and other related departmental personnel.
• Alert/Promptness.
• Finger Dexterity
• Emotional Maturity.