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Job Description Summary:

Administers anesthesia to patients undergoing surgical procedures, monitors vital signs, and adjusts anesthesia levels as necessary.

Essential Functions:

1. Administers anesthesia to patients undergoing surgical procedures.
2. Monitors patients' vital signs and adjusts anesthesia levels as needed.
3. Collaborates with surgeons and other medical professionals to develop an anesthesia plan for each patient.
4. Provides pre-operative consultations to patients to discuss anesthesia options and potential risks.
5. Documents patients' medical histories and anesthesia administration details.
6. Responds to emergencies during surgical procedures, such as cardiac arrest or respiratory distress.

Education Requirement: ACGME accredited fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology, required.

Licensure Requirement: Not specified.

Certifications: Board certification or eligibility in anesthesiology, pediatric anesthesiology, and pain medicine, required.

Skills: Not specified.

Experience: Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, including clinical hypnosis or acupuncture, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Occasionally: Bend/twist, exposure to blood and bodily fluids, chemicals/medications, communicable diseases and pathogens, flexing/extending neck, fumes/gases/vapors, lifting/carrying 0-40 lbs, exposure to loud noises, patient equipment, pushing/pulling 0-25 lbs, reaching above shoulder, squat/kneel.
• Frequently: Computer use, grasping, gripping, turning, repetitive hand/arm movements, sitting, standing, walking.
• Continuously: Audible speech, color vision, decision making, depth perception, hearing acuity, data interpretation, peripheral vision, problem solving, seeing near/far.

Additional Physical Requirements: Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with assistance as needed.

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. It is not exhaustive and does not limit the supervisor's right to assign duties. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet.

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