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.