Anesthesiologist

South Shore Health • Weymouth, MA

7d

About The Position

Physicians who administer anesthetics prior to, during, or after surgery or other medical procedures. South Shore Health is a not-for-profit, charitable health system offering primary and specialty care, hospital care, home health and community care, emergency and urgent care, and preventative and wellness services. We are the largest independent health system in Southeastern Massachusetts. South Shore Health brings together like-minded people who work “As One” toward a common goal of providing exceptional care the people of our region deserve. We unite top-caliber talent, technology, and service with the wishes and personal needs of patients and their families to develop individualized treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
• Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
• Record patient medical histories.
• Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
• Implement advanced life support techniques.
• Prepare patients physically for medical procedures.
• Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
• Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
• 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.
• Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.
• Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.
• Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
• Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
• Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery.
• Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
• Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
• Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques.
• Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed