Anaesthetist

Role:
To provide safe and effective anaesthesia and peri-operative care, ensure continuous monitoring and patient safety during procedures, manage emergencies and provide appropriate post-operative care.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Pre-Anaesthesia Assessment
• Assess the patient's medical history, physical condition and airway.
• Review investigations and identify anaesthesia-related risks.
• Develop an appropriate anaesthesia plan.
• Explain the anaesthesia procedure and risks to the patient and obtain informed consent.
2. Administration of Anaesthesia
• Administer general, regional/spinal or other appropriate anaesthesia according to the patient's condition and procedure.
• Ensure correct selection and safe administration of anaesthetic medicines.
• Maintain adequate depth of anaesthesia and patient safety.
3. Airway Management
• Assess and secure the airway.
• Perform intubation and ventilation when required.
• Manage difficult airway and airway emergencies.
4. Intra-operative Monitoring
• Continuously monitor vital parameters including BP, pulse, ECG, SpO and respiration.
• Recognize and manage changes in the patient's condition promptly.
• Maintain accurate anaesthesia records.
5. Emergency & Resuscitation
• Manage cardiac arrest, respiratory emergencies, shock and other critical situations.
• Provide BLS/ALS/ACLS as per training and hospital protocols.
• Ensure emergency drugs and resuscitation equipment are readily available.
6. Post-Anaesthesia Care
• Monitor patients during recovery from anaesthesia.
• Assess airway, breathing, circulation, consciousness and pain.
• Identify and manage post-anaesthesia complications.
7. Pain Management
• Provide appropriate acute and post-operative pain management.
• Monitor effectiveness and adverse effects of analgesic treatment.
8. OT Safety & Infection Control
• Check anaesthesia machine, oxygen supply, monitoring equipment and emergency equipment before procedures.
• Follow infection prevention and control practices.
• Ensure safe storage and handling of anaesthetic medicines.
9. Coordination with Surgical Team
• Work closely with the surgeon, nursing staff and OT team.
• Communicate important patient risks and changes in condition.
• Participate in emergency surgical procedures when required.
10. Referral & Stabilization

• Identify patients requiring higher-level critical care or specialist services.
• Stabilize the patient before referral and coordinate safe transfer.

1. Documentation

• Maintain pre-anaesthesia assessment, anaesthesia chart, intra-operative records and post-anaesthesia notes.
• Document complications, interventions and patient response.

1. Quality & Professional Responsibilities

• Follow hospital SOPs, NQAS standards and patient-safety protocols.
• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement activities and staff training.
• Maintain professional ethics, confidentiality and continuing medical education.