Permanent Anesthesiology: Pain Management Job in Anchorage, Alaska
MD/DO
- Anesthesiologist - Pain Management
REQUIREMENTS (duties include but are not limited to)
- Provide routine and
emergent anesthesia care for neonatal through geriatric patients with American
Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classifications I - VI.
- Provide regional and/or
general anesthesia care for the following subspecialties: general surgery,
obstetrics, gynecology, cardiothoracic, vascular, adult dentistry, pediatric
dentistry, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, urology, ophthalmology, oral surgery,
orthopedics, plastic surgery, podiatry, and dermatology.
- Provide resuscitative
care during a cardiopulmonary arrest, and sedation or general anesthetic care
at remote locations.
- Supervise care and/or
supervise the simultaneous delivery of anesthesia care by certified registered
nurse anesthetists (CRNAs); administer anesthesia in lieu of CRNA to patients
whose condition poses a particular anesthetic difficulty.
- Administer appropriate
diagnostic and therapeutic nerve blocks in the treatment of acute and chronic
pain.
- Oversee the activities
of the recovery room and administer appropriate drug and respiratory therapy in
the recovery room setting.
- Implement the proper
use of mechanical ventilators in the recovery room, and as necessary, in the
intensive care units.
- Provide consultation
regarding preoperative preparation, intra and postoperative anesthetic
management, and treatment of chronic pain patients.
- Consult with other
members of the MTF medical and nursing staff to provide quality perioperative
care.
- Document medical care
in accordance with MTF regulations, Air Force Instructions (AFI), and the
standards established by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
- Provide ongoing
anesthesia care until relieved by a qualified anesthesiologist or certified
registered nurse anesthetist.
- Attend monthly
Anesthesiology Department meetings (or Surgical Services Department meetings in
the absence of an Anesthesiology Department), and quarterly MTF Medical/Dental
Professional Staff meetings.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must have current
board certification by the American Board of Anesthesiology or the American Osteopathic
Board of Anesthesiology.
- Must have
and maintain a current license to practice in any one of the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Must have
and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) certification as approved by the American Heart Association (AHA).
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