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Employment data collected from Physicians and Surgeons.

Administer anesthetics during surgery or other medical procedures.

Sample of reported job titles: Anesthesiologist, Staff Anesthesiologist, Medical Doctor (MD), Medical Director, Physician, Anesthesia Associate, Anesthesia Director, Attending Anesthesiologist, Obstetrical Anesthesiologist, Staff Anesthetist

Tasks

• Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
• Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
• Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
• Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
• Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
• Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
• 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.
• Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
• Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers.

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