Visiting Consultant

Job Purpose:

To provide clinical anesthesia services in operation theatre both routine and emergency.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Clinical Responsibility :

• Administer anesthetic during surgical procedures using state-of-the-art techniques appropriate to the needs of the procedure.
• Confer with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
• 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.
• Examine patient, obtain medical history and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other surgical procedures.
• Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
• Take part in the patient management in the intensive care unit and hasten recovery and take steps to reduce ITU /hospital stay.
• Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
• Order laboratory tests, x-rays and other diagnostic procedures.
•                 Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
• Provide and maintain life support and airway management, and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
• Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery.

2. Administrative:

• Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians and other health care providers.
• Inform students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.
• Manage anesthesiological services, coordinating them with other medical activities and formulating plans and procedures.
• Schedule and maintain use of surgical suite, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms and anesthetic and sterilizing equipment.

3. Research:

• Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques.
• Be thesis guide for fellows, residents and PhD candidates.

4. Teaching

• Must take part in the ongoing teaching activities.
• Organize workshops, seminars, conferences at local, regional and national level.

Candidate Requirements: