Associate Consultant

Job Description – Associate Consultant, Adult Cardiac Surgery Job Title: Associate Consultant – Adult Cardiac Surgery Department: Adult Cardiac Surgery Reports To: Senior Consultant / Head of Department Employment Type: Full-time Location: Narayana Institute of Cardiac Science Key Responsibilities • Evaluate adult cardiac surgery patients in OPD, wards, ICU, and emergency settings. • Conduct detailed pre-operative assessments and develop appropriate surgical management plans in coordination with senior consultants. • Assist in and perform adult cardiac surgical procedures according to training, experience, and hospital privileges. • Participate in procedures such as CABG, valve surgery, and other adult cardiac surgical interventions as appropriate. • Provide comprehensive pre-operative and post-operative patient management. • Monitor and manage post-operative patients in the cardiac ICU, including haemodynamic instability, bleeding, arrhythmias, respiratory complications, and other surgical complications. • Identify and promptly manage post-operative complications, escalating complex cases to the senior consultant when required. • Participate in emergency cardiac surgical services and on-call duties. • Coordinate with cardiologists, cardiac anaesthetists, intensivists, perfusionists, nursing teams, and other specialties for multidisciplinary patient care. • Counsel patients and relatives regarding diagnosis, surgical options, risks, benefits, expected outcomes, and post-operative care. • Maintain accurate patient records, operative notes, discharge summaries, and other clinical documentation. • Ensure compliance with hospital policies, infection-control practices, clinical protocols, and patient-safety standards. • Participate in morbidity and mortality meetings, clinical audits, quality-improvement initiatives, teaching, and academic activities. • Support the department in maintaining high standards of surgical outcomes and patient care.