Anethesiologist - Anesthesia Consultant:RecruitTek

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Consultant anesthesiologist is a qualified physician who deliver highest quality anesthesia care based on a scientific foundation with reliability, honesty and sympathy.24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anesthesia service covers the main Operating Rooms (OR), CS Rooms, Labor and Delivery Rooms (LDR), Endoscopy Room, IVF Room, Radiology Department, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Emergency Room (ER), and wherever requested in the hospital.



POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Responsible for providing anesthesia care to elective as well as emergency cases.

2. Ensure implementation of the Ministry of Health regulations, the hospital Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and the Anesthesia Department Policy and Guidelines.

3. Ensure the standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of anesthesia are implemented.

4. Exhibit appropriate personal and interpersonal professional behaviors and practice medicine ethically consistent with the obligations of a physician.

5. Cooperate with other members in Anesthesia Department to work as a team directed and organized by the Chairman of the Department.

6. Consider the patient?s safety as the first priority in his work.

7. Periodically review his personal and professional performance against national standards set for the speciality.

8. Include the patient in discussions concerning appropriate diagnostic and management procedures.

9. Respect the opinions of fellow consultants and referring physicians in the management of patient problems and be willing to provide means whereby differences of opinion can be discussed and resolved.

10. Show recognition of limits of personal skill and knowledge by appropriately consulting other physicians when caring for the patient.

11. Show a pattern of maintaining current personal clinical skill and knowledge through continuing medical education.

12. Attend the meetings of the Anesthesia Department to discuss the rules and regulations, obstacles to work, incidents and complications encountered and suggestions to improve the quality of service. Scientific presentations and refresher course lectures, whenever possible, are to be a part of the meeting.

13. Participate in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care needs.

14. Share in organizational performance improvement activities.

15. Participate in continuous quality improvement programs for anesthesia service.

16. Specific anesthesia service is the responsibility of the anesthesiologist assigned to give care to a certain patient. It covers the preoperative, the intraoperative and the postoperative period in the recovery area until discharge to the ward.

* Preoperative check-up:
o Anesthesiologist shall be responsible for determining the medical status of the patient, developing a plan of anesthesia care and informing the patient or the responsible adult with the proposed plan.
o The development of an appropriate plan of anesthesia care is based upon:
+ Reviewing the medical record.
+ Interviewing and examining the patient to:
# Discuss the medical history, previous anesthetic experiences and drug therapy.
# Assess the possibility of a difficult endotracheal intubation.
# Assess those aspects of the physical condition that might affect decisions regarding perioperative risk and management.
+ Obtaining and/or reviewing tests and consultations necessary to the conduct of anesthesia.
+ Determining the appropriate prescription of preoperative medications as necessary to the conduct of anesthesia.
o The responsible anesthesiologist shall verify that the above has been properly performed and documented in the patient's record.
* Intraoperative period:
o Positions patient safely on operating table.
o Uses the appropriate monitors before, during, and after anesthesia to evaluate oxygenation, ventilation and cardiovascular system. Basic monitoring includes ECG, BP, inspired oxygen concentration, peripheral oxygen saturation (oximetry) and end-tidal carbon dioxide (capnography).
o The anesthesiologist shall be present in the OR throughout the conduct of anesthesia.
o Administers local, intravenous, inhalational, spinal, epidural, caudal, or other anesthetic or sedative according to prescribed medical standards.
o Uses mechanical ventilation appropriately when required and adjusts the ventilator settings according to the patient?s needs.
o Institutes remedial measures to counteract adverse reactions or complications.
o Administers intravenous fluids (crystalloids, colloids) as required.
o Estimates blood loss and transfuses blood (blood products) if required.
o Records timing, type and amount of anesthetics, sedatives, muscle relaxants and other drugs administered, IV fluids, blood loss and blood given, airway device used and ventilator settings, hemodynamic and ventilatory changes, events and complications encountered and condition of patient on leaving OR.
* Postoperaive period:
o Attends and supervises transporting the patient safely to the Recovery Room (Post Anesthesia Care Unit = PACU).
o Orders analgesics as required and manages any possible complications in the Recovery Room until discharge to the ward.
* Answer calls from the wards regarding conditions related to anesthetic care given to the patient.



17. Provide policies and protocols of management of clinical issues related to anesthesia practice.

18. Provide teaching materials as part of the professional development of the department staff.

19. Provide supervision to the department registrars.

20. Respond to referrals from department specialists.

21. Responsible for maintaining a working environment that promotes high standards for patient care and ethical behavior.

22. Accept all other additional assignments found necessary by the Chairman of the Department.





POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Education : PhD/Royal College/Fellowship/Membership

Minimum Experience : 10 years experience with minimum 5 years post Fellowship/Membership experience in relevant specialty.

Required Course(s)/Training : BLS/ACLS trained preferred

Required Certification : Valid License and registration.



PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Occasional prolonged standing/walking. Occasionally lifts supplies/equipment.

Skills:

Job Category:	Health Services [ View All Health Services Jobs ]
Language requirements:	English-very good
Employment type:	Full Time
Salary:	Unspecified
Degree:	Unspecified
Experience (year):	Unspecified
Job Location:	Kuwait
Company Type	Employer
Post Date:	09/29/2010 / Viewed 422 times
Contact Information
Company:	RecruitTek
Contact Name:	Maaz
Contact Email:	maaz.jeem@gmail.com
Address:	Anum Estate office 210 ,Karachi , Sindh 74700 - Pakistan
Contact Phone:	021568326

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