Anesthesiologists

What Does a Anesthesiologists Do?

Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
• 2Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
• 3Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
• 4Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
• 5Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
• 6Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
• 7Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.
• 8Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.

Required Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring
• Active Listening
• Science
• Writing
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Active Learning
• AetherPalm InfusiCalc
• Anesthesia machine software
• AtStaff Physician Scheduler
• Drug database software
• EDImis Anesthesia Manager
• Electronic medical record EMR software
• Epic Systems
• Healthpac Medical Billing
• Medical calculator software
• MEDITECH software

Anesthesiologists Salary