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Anesthesiologists

Description
Administer anesthetics during surgery or other medical procedures.

Experience
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Education
A bachelor's degree is the minimum formal education required for these occupations. However, many also require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Training
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Tasks
  • Administers anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
  • Monitors patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteracts adverse reactions or complications.
  • Examines patient to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
  • Records type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
  • Informs students and staff of types and methods of anesthesia administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.
  • Positions patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
  • Confers with medical professional to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
National Average Salary
$131,680.00/year

Important Abilities
   1. Problem Sensitivity
   2. Control Precision
   3. Oral Expression
   4. Speech Clarity
   5. Deductive Reasoning

General Work Activities
   1. Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
   2. Assisting and Caring for Others
   3. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
   4. Controlling Machines and Processes
   5. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Important Skills
   1. Judgment and Decision Making
   2. Reading Comprehension
   3. Critical Thinking
   4. Active Listening
   5. Problem Identification

Frequent Work Context
   1. Consequence of Error
   2. Responsible for Others' Health & Safety
   3. Job-Required Social Interaction
   4. Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
   5. Importance of Being Sure All Is Done

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