- Medical Director
- Medical Doctor
- Physicians and Surgeons
- Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.
- Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
- Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques.
- 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.
- Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers.
- Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
- 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.
- Provide medical care and consultation in many settings, prescribing medication and treatment and referring patients for surgery.
- Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
- Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
- Diagnose medical conditions.
- Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
- Prepare patients physically for medical procedures.
- Prescribe medications.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Schedule medical facility use.
- Train medical providers.