Specialist - Anaesthesia

Administers Anesthesia to patients during Surgical and other medical procedures and is responsible for certain areas of administration under the general direction of the Chief Anesthesiologist.

Responsibilities

• Conduct anesthesia for routine and emergency surgical patients, resuscitate as a team member and manage critically ill ventilated ICU patients.
• Conduct assessment and re-assessment for all patients in the OPD on admission and prior to any procedure.
• Provide anesthesia with the full range of anesthetic agents.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to nursing staff, other specialists and registrars as required and give orientation training in new techniques and procedures.
• Interview patients scheduled for surgery to assess and develop an anesthesia care plan, establish rapport and allay fear and apprehension.
• Manage patients during sedation and during the period of actual recovery from sedation, documenting mo...