Anesthesiologist

Use intravenous, local, caudal or spinal methods to administer sedation or pain medications during surgical and other medical procedures

Supervise patients and monitor their pain medications before, during, and after surgery; offset adverse complications or reactions; record amount and type of anesthesia as well as the patients conditions throughout procedures

Determine risk during medical procedures by taking medical histories, examining patients, and ordering diagnostic procedures like x-rays and laboratory tests; discuss with other healthcare professionals about the method and type of anesthetic to make patients numb to pain

Provide and sustain airway management and life support during emergency surgery

Monitor patients post-surgery and determine when they are stabilized enough to move to another room or go home