Anesthesiologists
Also called: Anesthesiologist, Staff Anesthesiologist, Medical Doctor (MD), Medical Director
In the military: see titles from the Air Force, Army, or Navy.
What they do:
Physicians who administer anesthetics prior to, during, or after surgery or other medical procedures.
On the job, you would:
- Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
- Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
- Provide and maintain life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.
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ideas, thinking, and figuring things out. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Medical software
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