Specialist - Anaesthesia

Job Description

• Administer anesthesia for routine and emergency surgical patients and manage critically ill ventilated ICU patients. 
• Provides anesthesia with the full range of anesthetic agents
• Provides technical advice and guidance to nursing staff, other specialists, as required, and provides orientation/training in new techniques and procedures.
• Conducts pre-operative anaesthesia check up and develop as anaesthesia care plan.
• Communicate the details to the patient, establish rapport, answer queries and help handle fear and apprehension.
• Should ensure all aspects of patient preparation is adhered to and all relevant preparations are completed.
• Ensures utmost infection control practice adherence inside the theatre complex. 
• Ensures correct patient positioning and availability of all necessary equipments, instruments, consumables, PACS etc.
• Responsible for maintaining optimal anaesthesia and fluid balance during the procedure. 
• Supervises post-operative area with respect to patient recovery before shifting the patient to respective ward.
• Ensures proper terminal cleaning is completed in all aspects before the next case is taken into the theatre. 
• Monitor gas scavenging system is functioning properly and effectively. 
• Monitor HPEA filters are changed as per schedule.
• Monitor and restrict traffic into the theatre during procedure.
• Monitor and ensure proper compliance of the vendor staff while accompanying the operating surgeons for any procedure.