Resident Doctor

Job Description (JD): Senior Resident– Anaesthesiology

Position: Senior Resident – Anaesthesiology
Department: Anaesthesiology & Critical Care
Reports To: Consultant/Head of Department

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive pre-anaesthetic assessments and optimize patients before surgery.
• Administer general, regional, neuraxial, and monitored anaesthesia care for elective and emergency procedures.
• Monitor patients intraoperatively and manage anaesthetic complications promptly.
• Provide postoperative care, including acute pain management and recovery room supervision.
• Manage critically ill patients in the ICU, including airway management, mechanical ventilation, and hemodynamic support.
• Participate in emergency response teams for trauma, cardiac arrest, obstetric, and difficult airway emergencies.
• Perform procedural sedation in operating rooms and remote locations such as endoscopy, interventional radiology, and cardiac catheterization laboratories.
• Supervise, mentor, and teach junior residents, interns, and medical students.
• Participate in departmental academic meetings, clinical audits, morbidity and mortality reviews, and research activities.
• Maintain accurate medical records and ensure compliance with hospital policies, patient safety standards, and infection control protocols.
• Participate in on-call, weekend, and night duty rosters as assigned.

Qualifications

• MBBS with MD/DNB in Anaesthesiology (or equivalent recognized qualification).
• Valid medical registration with the appropriate medical council.
• Fellowship or specialized training in critical care, pain medicine, cardiac anaesthesia, or neuroanaesthesia is desirable.