Job Title: Consultant – Anaesthesia & Intensive Care (ICU)

- Department: Anaesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine, and Critical Care Services
- Reporting To: Head of Department (HOD) / Chief Medical Director / Chief Intensivist [

1. Key Roles and ResponsibilitiesA. Anaesthesia & Operating Theatre (OT) Duties

- Provide consultant-led anaesthetic care for elective and emergency surgical procedures across various specialities (e.g., general surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics, neurosurgery, or pediatrics).
- Conduct thorough pre-operative clinical assessments, risk stratification, and informed consent discussions with patients and families.
- Administer, manage, and monitor general, regional, local, and sedation anaesthesia techniques.
- Continuously monitor vital signs, haemodynamics, and organ function intra-operatively, adjusting depth of anaesthesia and life support in real time.
- Oversee immediate post-operative recovery (PACU / recovery room) and coordinate acute post-operative pain management (e.g., epidurals, nerve blocks, PCA).

B. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) & Critical Care Duties

- Provide round-the-clock or roster-based consultant oversight for critically ill patients admitted to the ICU.
- Manage multi-organ failure, invasive mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and sepsis protocols.
- Perform or supervise critical care procedures, including endotracheal intubation,



central venous catheterization, arterial line placement, chest tube insertions, and bronchoscopy.
- Lead daily multidisciplinary ICU rounds, review treatment plans, and coordinate care with primary surgeons, medical specialists, and allied health teams.
- Communicate transparently with families regarding patient prognosis, goals of care, and end-of-life decisions.

C. Emergency & Trauma Response

- Serve as part of the hospital’s rapid-response, code-blue, or trauma stabilization team for in-house cardiac arrests and acute resuscitations.

D. Academic, Governance, and Administrative Duties

- Supervise, mentor, and train junior doctors, resident medical officers (RMOs), fellows, and anaesthesia trainees.
- Participate in departmental clinical audits, mortality/morbidity (M&M;) reviews, quality improvement projects (QIP), and clinical governance meetings.
- Help formulate, update, and implement evidence-based ICU and anaesthesia protocols.
- Participate in on-call rotas (night/weekend shifts) as per institutional policy.

2. Qualifications and Eligibility

- Education:
- MBBS from a recognized medical institution.
- MD / DNB / DA in Anaesthesiology or Critical Care Medicine (or equivalent international qualification like FRCA, EDRA, or equivalent).
- Registration: Valid State Medical Council or National Medical Commission (NMC) registration.

Work Location: In person

📌 Anaesthesia & ICU (Consultant) (Ramapuram)
🏢 SRM PRIME HOSPITAL
📍 Ramapuram