Clinical Responsibilities:

The Anesthesiologist must be clinically competent in providing anesthesia care and maintaining ASA standards. The Anesthesiologist must follow the Anesthesia Dept policies. Ensure safe conduct of general, LMAC and regional anesthesia by the Anesthesia Dept. Assist with pre-anesthesia evaluations of the patients and provide consultation in any post operatively anesthesia related problems. Write Anesthesia consults, according to the Medical Staff By-Laws concerning consultation. Provide on the job consultations as needed for the CRNAs during daily operating room schedule. Provide competent consultations of anesthetized patients for the CRNAs after the Daily operating room schedule is closed and be available immediately when consultation is needed in OR and PACU. Provide the hospital with an up to date record of all seminars and meetings attended. Monitor and assist in Quality Assurance program for the Anesthesia Department. This included monitoring the quality and appropriateness of anesthesia care rendered by the Anesthesia dept and that appropriate action based findings is taken. This also includes the quality and appropriateness of anesthesia care provided by individuals in the Obstetrical, Emergency, Ambulatory Care and Endoscopy units and Special Procedures. Assist the Chairman and Chief CRNA in making recommendation to the Administration and medical staff the type and amount of equipment necessary for administering anesthesia and for related resuscitation efforts with an annual review that such equipment is available. Assist the Chairman and Chief CRNA in the Development and maintaining regulations for anesthetic safety. Assist Chairman and Chief CRNA in establishing and maintaining a program of continuing education for all individuals who have clinical privileges in anesthesia and be based in part of the results of the evaluation of anesthesia care. This program includes in-service training. The extent of the program is related to the scope and complexity of anesthesia services rendered. Participate in the development of policies relating to the dept anesthesia providers and the administration of anesthesia. When pertinent, provide consultation in management of problems of acute and chronic respiratory insufficiency as well as in a variety of other diagnostic and therapeutic measures related to patient care.