Job Demand: High
Average weekly wage: $ 3,173
Where you could work:
Hospitals-Gold Coast University Hospital, John Flynn Hospital
Anaesthetists do the following tasks:
- Performing pre-operative examinations of patients to determine appropriate anaesthetic and sedation in concurrence with Internal Medicine Specialists and Surgeons
- Discussing the anaesthetic process with patients and obtaining their informed consent prior to surgery
- Administering local, regional and general anaesthetics using a variety of methods such as inhalational and intravenous administration
- Supervising the transfer of patients to operating theatres, positioning on operating tables, keeping patients warm, and responding quickly and accurately if any problems arise
- Monitoring patients throughout surgical procedures and in immediate post-operative procedures
- Recording details of anaesthetic and sedation administered, and the condition of patients before, during and after anaesthesia
- Liaising with other health care workers to provide diagnosis and treatment for patients with chronic pain, and to diagnose and treat patients requiring intensive care or resuscitation
- May instruct medical, nursing, student and ancillary staff on the signs, symptoms and diagnosis of allergic and anaphylactic reactions to anaesthetic agents, and supervision and treatment of life threatening emergencies