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Anesthesiologist Assistants

Assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.

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Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

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Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

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Talking to others to convey information effectively.

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Managing one's own time and the time of others.

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Physician Assistants

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners

Provide airway management interventions including tracheal intubation, fiber optics, or ventilary support.

Respond to emergency situations by providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), or pediatric advanced life support (PALS).

Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications, and gases.

Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors.

Participate in seminars, workshops, or other professional activities to keep abreast of developments in anesthesiology.

Control anesthesia levels during procedures.

Assist anesthesiologists in monitoring of patients, including electrocardiogram (EKG), direct arterial pressure, central venous pressure, arterial blood gas, hematocrit, or routine measurement of temperature, respiration, blood pressure or heart rate.

Administer blood, blood products, or supportive fluids.

Collect and document patients' pre-anesthetic health histories.

Assist in the provision of advanced life support techniques including those procedures using high frequency ventilation or intra-arterial cardiovascular assistance devices.

Anesthesiologist Assistants

Overview

Career

What Anesthesiologist Assistants Do

Other Job Titles Anesthesiologist Assistants May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Anesthesiologist Assistants

Overview

Career

What Anesthesiologist Assistants Do

Other Job Titles Anesthesiologist Assistants May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Anesthesiologist Assistants

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