Anesthesiologist Doctor Job in Kozhikode

Kozhikode, Kerala Full Time Date: 18 May 2024

Job description

Preoperative Evaluation: Conducting comprehensive preoperative assessments of patients to evaluate their medical history, current health status, medications, allergies, and risk factors, and determining the appropriate anesthesia plan for each patient. Anesthesia Administration: Administering various types of anesthesia, including general anesthesia, regional anesthesia (such as spinal or epidural anesthesia), and local anesthesia, to induce and maintain a state of unconsciousness, analgesia, or sedation during surgical procedures or medical interventions. Airway Management: Ensuring adequate ventilation and oxygenation of patients during anesthesia induction and maintenance, managing the patient's airway, and providing interventions such as endotracheal intubation or mask ventilation as needed. Intraoperative Monitoring: Monitoring vital signs, hemodynamic parameters, and physiologic functions of patients during surgery, including heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and depth of anesthesia, and making adjustments to anesthesia delivery as necessary to maintain stability and safety. Anesthetic Techniques: Employing advanced techniques and technologies for anesthesia delivery, such as total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA), balanced anesthesia, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), and neuromuscular blockade monitoring, to optimize patient comfort and safety. Pain Management: Providing acute pain management services to patients postoperatively, including the administration of analgesic medications, nerve blocks, epidural catheters, and other pain relief modalities, and monitoring patient response to treatment. Critical Care Support: Providing anesthesia and critical care services to patients in intensive care units (ICUs), emergency departments, and other critical care settings, including airway management, hemodynamic support, and resuscitation interventions. Anesthetic Complications Management: Recognizing and managing potential complications and adverse events related to anesthesia administration, such as hemodynamic instability, respiratory depression, allergic reactions, and malignant hyperthermia, and initiating appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety. Team Collaboration: Collaborating with surgeons, nurses, surgical technologists, and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate patient care, communicate important information, and ensure optimal outcomes for surgical patients. Emergency Response: Responding quickly and effectively to medical emergencies, such as cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis, or airway obstruction, during surgery or anesthesia administration, and leading resuscitation efforts as part of the anesthesia team. Continuous Education and Training: Engaging in ongoing medical education, training, and professional development activities to stay current with advances in anesthesia practice, pharmacology, and perioperative medicine, and to maintain licensure and certification credentials. Ethical and Professional Conduct: Upholding ethical principles, patient rights, and professional standards of practice in anesthesia care, demonstrating integrity, compassion, and respect for patients' autonomy and dignity.