Specialist Anesthesia

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct anesthesia for routine and emergency surgical patients
• Resuscitate as a team member and manage critically ill ventilated ICU patients
• Conduct assessment & re-assessment for all patients in OPD, on admission, and prior to procedures
• Provide anesthesia with full range of anesthetic agents
• Provide technical advice and guidance to nursing staff, other specialists and registrars
• Provide orientation/training in new techniques and procedures
• Interview patients scheduled for surgery to assess and develop anesthesia care plans
• Manage patients during sedation and recovery
• Evaluate post-operative recovery and assess complications
• Supervise and maintain documentation on controlled drugs
• Organize call-schedule for anesthetic services
• Organize and direct Q.I. activities
• Assist Chief Anesthesiologist in supervising daily anesthetic work
• Stand on-call duty for emergency surgery, obstetrics, and medical procedures
• Teach junior anesthesiologists and nursing staff
• Conduct anesthesia services for all age groups
• Participate in CPR
• Provide on-call emergency anesthesia services
• Conduct labor analgesias
• Implement OSHAD-SF & NMCSH Al Ain Internal OSHMS policies and procedures
• Report OSHMS hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses
• Assist with departmental risk assessment activities
• Attend OSHMS training
• Comply with OSH instructions and safe working procedures
• Participate in OSH inspections, audits, and monitoring programs
• Ensure safe manual handling practices during clinical procedures
• Follow safety, infection control, and prevention protocols
• Adhere to information systems policies and procedures
• Maintain health record accuracy, integrity, and authenticity
• Follow security and privacy policies for electronic health information
• Apply data and information system security policies

Requirements

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of Medicine with an MBBS degree. Post-Graduate Masters degree or equivalent Fellowships approved by DOH.

Experience

Minimum of three years experience in the practice as Anesthesiology post certification

Required Skills

• Excellent command of oral and written English
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Windows operating environment
• Use of email, addressing, forwarding, attachments, netiquette
• Basic word processing, spreadsheet, and desktop presentation applications

Required Certifications

• Current licensure in country of origin
• DOH license to practice in Abu Dhabi, UAE