A) Organizational Relationships:

1) Reports to: Head-Medical Services

2) Subordinate Staff: only those for whom the jobholder is directly responsible

B) Job Summary:

The Anesthesiologist should have core expertise in areas such as:

Surgery-wise:

Cardiac and Cardiac intervention procedures;

Gynecological & obstetrics surgeries;

Orthopedic & Spine surgeries

Neurosurgery, pediatric surgery

General surgery.

Technique wise:

General

Spinal and Epidural

Regional

C) Duties and Responsibilities:

The Anesthesiologist should have core expertise in area such as:

Cardiac Anesthesia.

Neurosurgery.

Pediatrics surgery

Orthopedic and Spine surgeries.

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 department 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 anesthesiological services with other patients services.

§ To conduct studies and research program on effectiveness and usefulness of recent 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 patient’s condition and risk involved.





§ To position patient on operating table and administer anesthetic as prescribed by general medical standards.

§ To inspect equipment before anesthesia, to determine that it is working properly. If working improperly, make 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/SICU.

§ 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 SICU.

§ To undertake patient care in critical area of SICU

§ To supervise, guide & manage the Resident, Nurses and other staff in SICU

§ To confer with the principle doctor of the patient in SICU about planning treatment and the progress of the patients.

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.

Other Skills

§ 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.

📌 Jr. Consultant Anesthesia (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Zydus Hospitals Group
📍 Ahmedabad