Consultant Anesthetist at a Prestigious Hospital - HR Leverage Africa

HR Leverage Africa - Our client, a prestigious Hospital based in Abuja, is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant Anesthetist

Location: Abuja

Job Responsibilities

• Administering pain relief before, during, and after medical procedures.
• Monitoring patients’ vital signs during procedures.
• Supervising anesthesia assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists.
• Approving general, sedative, regional, or local anesthetics.
• Informing patients of risks associated with anesthesia.
• Complying with medical and hospital procedure policy
• Use intravenous, local, caudal or spinal methods to administer sedation or pain medications during surgical and other medical procedures.
• Supervise patients and monitor their pain medications before, during and after surgery; offset adverse complications or reactions; record amount and type of anesthesia as well as the patients’ conditions throughout procedures.
• Determine risk during medical procedures by taking medical histories, examining patients and ordering diagnostic procedures like x-rays and laboratory tests; discuss with other healthcare professionals about the method and type of anesthetic to make patients numb to pain.
• Provide and sustain airway management and life support during emergency surgery
• Monitor patients post-surgery and determine when they are stabilized enough to move to another room or go home
• Manage anesthesiological services and coordinate with other professionals to formulate procedures and plans; direct the duties of medical technicians, nurses and other healthcare support staff
• Educate patients and families on post-procedure care and possible complications; instruct on different ways to prevent disease and improve health
• Compiling daily, weekly, monthly reports.
• Any other duty assigned by management

Requirements

• MBBS Degree with either FMCA or FWACS
• Board certified in anesthesiology
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.

Application Closing Date
24th January, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using "Consultant Anesthetist" as the subject of the email.