Consultant Anaesthetist at St. Nicolas Hospital

About the Job

• Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
• Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities.
• Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
• Record patient medical histories.
• Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
• Implement advanced life support techniques.
• Prepare patients physically for medical procedures.
• Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
• Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
• Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
• Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
• Position patients for treatment or examination.
• Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.               
• Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
• Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.