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