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Out of Surgery Job OverviewOut of Surgery Job Overview
• Administer Administer anesthetics to relieve anesthetics to relieve painpain
• conduct conduct examinations of examinations of patientpatient
• diagnose the diagnose the problem problem
• communicate with communicate with medical team on medical team on options of treatmentoptions of treatment
In Surgery Job OverviewIn Surgery Job Overview
• Monitor the patient’s vitals
• Sedate patient for surgery• Consult surgeon and
medical team • Administer anesthetics as
needed• Keep the patient’s normal
life functions or status
“Victory is what happens when ten thousand hours of
training meet up with one moment of opportunity”
-Anonymous
Education and TrainingEducation and Training
Graduate high schoolGraduate high school Graduate collegeGraduate college Gradate medical schoolGradate medical school Bachelor’s degreeBachelor’s degree Earn a Master’s degreeEarn a Master’s degree Take Medical, math, and science Take Medical, math, and science
subjects subjects Pass Multiple tests (MCAT)Pass Multiple tests (MCAT) Do a ResidencyDo a Residency
Personal Skills and AbilitiesPersonal Skills and Abilities
Skills- active Skills- active listening, critical listening, critical thinking, thinking, monitoring, reading monitoring, reading comprehension comprehension
Abilities- problem Abilities- problem sensitivity, oral sensitivity, oral comprehension, comprehension, and deductive and deductive reasoning, reasoning,
Growth Potential and Growth Potential and OutlookOutlook
United States
EmploymentPercent
ChangeJob Opening 1
2008 2018
Physicians and surgeons 661,400 805,500 +22% 26,050
MarylandEmployment
Percent Change
Job Openings 1
2008 2018
Physicians and surgeons 17,040 18,940 +11% 490
•Growing faster then average for all careers
•Job opportunities good
•Growing because the need for health care and its is projected that a multitude of physicians and surgeons are going to retire during the year 2008-2018
Chart from Career One Stop
Salary and BenefitsU.S. National Average-
$197,570
Average Hourly Earning- $94.99
Benefits:
• Healthcare
• Pension
Location
PayPeriod
2009
10% 25% Median 75% 90%
United StatesHourly $55.52 $80.00+ $80.00+ $80.00+ $80.00+
Yearly $115,500 $166,400+ $166,400+ $166,400+ $166,400+
MarylandHourly $61.46 $80.00+ $80.00+ $80.00+ $80.00+
Yearly $127,800 $166,400+ $166,400+ $166,400+ $166,400+
Work EnvironmentWork Environment
Work in hospitals- surgery room, Work in hospitals- surgery room, office, and examination roomsoffice, and examination rooms
Private Practice- work in private Private Practice- work in private buildings for less complex buildings for less complex anesthesiaanesthesia
Work is stressful, complex, and Work is stressful, complex, and sociablesociable
Standing for long periods of timeStanding for long periods of time
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Comparison of the Career of an Comparison of the Career of an Anesthesiologist to a RadiologistAnesthesiologist to a Radiologist
AnesthesiologistAnesthesiologist RadiologistRadiologist
Administer anesthetics during Administer anesthetics during surgerysurgeryrelieves the painrelieves the painConduct examinations of Conduct examinations of patientpatientDiagnose diseases or injuriesDiagnose diseases or injuriesCommunicates with medical Communicates with medical team on options of treatmentteam on options of treatmentteam on options of treatmentteam on options of treatment
care of the patient before, care of the patient before, during, and after surgeryduring, and after surgery
take x-raystake x-raysadminister non-radioactive administer non-radioactive materials into patient’s blood materials into patient’s blood stream for diagnostic purposesstream for diagnostic purposesmanage the equipmentmanage the equipmentkeep track of patients’ recordskeep track of patients’ recordsprepare patients for radiologic prepare patients for radiologic examinationsexaminations perform other complex types perform other complex types of imaging procedures of imaging procedures
creates images of patient’s creates images of patient’s body parts for medical body parts for medical diagnosesdiagnoses