Consultant - Cardiac Anesthesia

Career Opportunities: Consultant - Cardiac Anesthesia (239)

Requisition ID 239 - Posted - Anesthesia Responsible to examine patient, obtain medical history and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical and other medical procedures. Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using various methods, monitor patient and counteract adverse reactions or complications, conduct medical research, coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians and other health care providers. Job Responsibilities:

• Provides anesthesia care to elective as well as emergency cases.
• Ensures implementation of the Ministry of Health regulations, the Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and the Department Policy and Guidelines.
• Follows the standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of anesthesia.
• Exhibits appropriate personal and interpersonal professional behaviors and ethically practices medicine in consistent with the obligations of a physician.
• Cooperates with other members in Anesthesia Department to work in a team directed and organized by the Head of the Department.
• Considers the patient’s safety as the first priority in his work.
• Includes the patient in discussions concerning appropriate diagnostic and management procedures.
• Respects the opinions of fellow specialists, consultants and referring physicians in the management of patient problems.
• Shows a pattern of maintaining current personal clinical skill and knowledge through continuing medical education.
• Attends 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.
• The on-call anesthesiologists are responsible for covering the calls for 24 hours.
• 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.
• The development of an appropriate plan of anesthesia care is based upon reviewing the medical record, interviewing and examining the patient, assessing the possibility of a difficult endotracheal intubation, and 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.

Intra-operative period:

• Positions patient safely on operating table.
• Uses the appropriate monitors before, during, and after anesthesia to evaluate oxygenation, ventilation and cardiovascular system.
• The anesthesiologist shall be present in the OR throughout the conduct of anesthesia.
• Administers local, intravenous, inhalational, spinal, epidural, caudal, or other anesthetic or sedative according to prescribed medical standards.
• Uses mechanical ventilation appropriately when required and adjusts the ventilator settings according to the patient’s needs.
• Institutes remedial measures to counteract adverse reactions or complications.
• Administers intravenous fluids (crystalloids, colloids) as required.
• Estimates blood loss and transfuses blood (blood products) if required.
• 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.

Post-operative period: Attends and supervises transporting the patient safely to the Recovery Room (Post Anesthesia Care Unit = PACU). Orders analgesics as required and manages any possible complications in the Recovery Room until discharge to the ward. Job Requirements: Education and Experience:

• PhD/Royal College/Fellowship/Membership in Cardiac Anesthesia.
• Minimum 7 years of experience post Fellowship/Membership experience in relevant specialty.

Job-Specific/Technical Skills:

• Knowledge of Required Organizational practices/patient safety standards.
• Command over professional code of ethics, medical bylaws.
• Knowledge of evidence based Age specific/ Population specific patient care clinical guidelines accepted by the hospital.
• Culturally competent (Kuwaiti patients’ culture and beliefs).
• AHA certified Basic Life support provider.
• AHA certified Advance Cardiac Life support provider.

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