What is the Job Description for an Anesthesiologist?

Working as an anesthesiologist means that you are a medical doctor that specializes in providing anesthesia to patients and monitoring the vital functions of the patient while they are getting surgery. Anesthesiologists are also known to work outside of the operating room, such as in the labor and delivery ward, providing pain medication to the expecting women. They can also work in intensive care units.

Education Requirements

In order for you to be able to work in anesthesiology, you will have to go to medical school and complete a one year internship. Then it is required of you to complete a three year residency at medical facility.



Sub-Specialties

If you would like, you can study a special area of anesthesiology. You can deal specially with obstretic anesthesiology, pediatric anesthesiology, cardiac anesthesiology, critical care medicine and neuro-anesthesiology.

Licensing

Now, that you have learned what you need to know to become an anesthesiologist, you will need to obtain a license to practice. You will have to check with your state's requirements beforehand to ensure that you meet all of the prerequisites for obtaining a license.

Earnings

As of May 2008, anesthesiologists were making a median salary of $197,570 annually.

Job Outlook

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the job outlook for anesthesiology is pretty good. There will be steady growth for all areas of specialties in this field.