Anesthesiologist

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

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Anesthesiologist MD (Anesthesiologist Medical Doctor); Anesthesiology Resident; Attending Anesthesiologist; Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist; Critical Care Anesthesiologist; Medical Doctor (MD); Obstetrical Anesthesiologist; Pediatric Anesthesiologist; Physician; Physician Anesthesiologist

Tasks

• Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
• Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
• Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
• Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
• Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.
• Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.
• Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
• Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers.
• Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
• Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
• Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures.
• Place invasive intravascular monitors into patients.
• Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures.
• Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.
• Diagnose illnesses, using examinations, tests, and reports.

Knowledge

• Medicine and Dentistry
• English Language
• Biology
• Psychology
• Customer and Personal Service
• Mathematics
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Therapy and Counseling
• Education and Training
• Law and Government
• Engineering and Technology
• Computers and Electronics
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Mechanical
• Public Safety and Security
• Administration and Management
• Production and Processing
• Design
• Foreign Language

Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Monitoring
• Active Listening
• Writing
• Speaking
• Science
• Active Learning
• Learning Strategies
• Mathematics

Abilities

• Problem Sensitivity
• Deductive Reasoning
• Oral Comprehension
• Inductive Reasoning
• Written Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Written Expression
• Information Ordering
• Near Vision
• Flexibility of Closure
• Selective Attention
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Speech Clarity
• Perceptual Speed
• Speech Recognition
• Fluency of Ideas
• Category Flexibility
• Control Precision
• Far Vision
• Originality
• Time Sharing
• Manual Dexterity
• Finger Dexterity
• Auditory Attention