Background Information Anesthesiologist

An anesthesiologist is a physician who administers anesthetics prior to, during, or after surgery or other medical procedures.

Job Tasks
1. Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods. 2. Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures 3. Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery. 4. Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation. 5. Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain 6. Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers. 7. Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures 8. Diagnose illnesses, using examinations, tests, and reports. 9. Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures 10. Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery. 11. Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions. 12. Schedule and maintain use of surgical suite, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms, and anesthetic and sterilizing equipment 13. Instruct individuals and groups on ways to preserve health and prevent disease. 14. Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques

Job Requirements
Experience: Extensiv e skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. Education: A bachelor's degree is the minimum formal education required for these occupations. However, many also require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). Training: Employees may need some on-thejob training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top 5 Skills
Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Top 5 Abilities
Problem Sensitivity The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).