Anesthesia Consultant

Job Description

Duties:

• Provides directions and coordinates the activities of the Anesthesia Department to maintain proper professional and administrative level of Patient care.
• Participates in the planning and implementation of the hospital policies.
• Responsible for all functional and technical aspects of anesthesia services provided to maintain high-level of professional and technical work.
• Provides anesthesia with the full range of anesthetic agents, methods and techniques in accordance with accepted professional standards and Medical Organization policies.
• Makes decisions without reference to the Medical Director, except where administrative authority is required or when other Medical Services functions or organization of the company are involved.
• Consults with or advises other Specialist and Consultants on major, complicated cases and with patients or guardians concerning necessary procedures, Anesthetic Agents to be used, and alternative choices.
• Frequent contact with personnel of Surgical Service, Nurses, Physicians and Specialists of other services to exchange information.
• Solve problems with all management levels of Medical services such as the Specialty Chiefs, and the Director of Nursing, other support services.
• Performs all management functions common to the Division, either directly or by delegation to assigned personnel.
• Supervises and monitors the care of all patients requiring anesthesia provided by the Department.
• Participates in recruitment of new Anesthesia personnel.
• Recommends the machines, equipments and supplies needed to carry out the department services.
• Coordinates daily work operations, on-calls and vacation schedules of his staff to ensure smooth operation and manpower coverage of his Department at all times.
• Performs professional duties as an anesthesiologist and instructs or advises when necessary the colleagues in case of emergency clinical or administrative situations.
• Keeps informed as to current development in the field of anesthesiology and keeps the staff up to?date on procedures through group discussions, lectures, and in-service training.
• Determines which anesthesia and related services procedures are proper to undertake and when new techniques will be utilized.
• Plans and maintains master work schedules necessary for required performance of all Department functions, including leaves of absence, vacations, holiday, weekend schedules, and emergencies.
• Works with Director of Surgical & Diagnostic Services and other Department Heads on related problems in the Department.
• Provides for training of the Department personnel by on-the-job instruction demonstrating personally work necessary to train, and recommending in-service programs or other development activities as required.
• Develops and maintains professional quality and makes recommendations for improvement of such standards from time to time.
• Directs the personnel functions of assigned staff including orientation of new employee, application of company personnel policies in employment, wages, conduct of employees, safety, and other personnel activities.

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