Anesthesiology Assistant | Houston, TX
DirectShifts
Houston, TX, USA
Posted 6+ months ago
Responsibilities:
- Provide world-class care to all of our patients, while using your exceptional customer service and bedside manner skills
- Examining patients’ histories for allergies or illnesses that would affect anesthesia
- Evaluating and preparing patients, providing education about surgery and recovery, and discussing the side effects of anesthesia with them
- Determining the amount and type of anesthesia needed for the patient and the best way to administer it
- Preparing and administering the proper dose of anesthesia
- Monitoring patients’ vital signs and their dose of anesthesia during medical procedures
- Overseeing patients’ safety during anesthesia recovery
- Evaluating patients’ progress before, during, and after medical procedures
- Performing some administrative duties, such as ordering anesthesia, training new staff, and overseeing department finances
- Work in a progressive medical practice that values its employees as family members
Requirements:
- A Master’s degree in Nursing with one year’s experience
- A Registered Nursing License
- The willingness to recertify every two years
- Good communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills
- Compassion when dealing with patients and attention to detail
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