Job Description
About the Job:
To provide specialized services for the diagnosis and management of disease under the scope of care of the related specialty.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain the quality of the triage system performed by the Emergency Room Nurse.
- Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on your patients within the range of the specialty as per your privileges.
- Treatment and review of patients admitted to the ED for acute management. Including but not limited to: -
- Airway management, including ventilation for adults and pediatric patients.
- Vascular access, central and peripheral.
- Joint relocation.
- Simple and complex wound care.
- Eye and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) care including foreign body removal, and epistaxis control.
- Cardiac life support, trauma care, and pediatric resuscitation-related technical skills.
- Report and arrange death certificates as appropriate.
- Ensure patients/families are given adequate information about management decisions and follow-up plans.
- Assessment and referral of patients under your medical care to other appropriate medical facilities
- Ensure the comprehensive and safe handover of all patients to another Doctor at the end of the shift.
- Completes all required documentation accurately, timely, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards and to comply with Electronic Medical Record requirements.
- Respond to any adverse occurrences e.g., injuries, falls, etc…, suffered by patients, visitors, or staff
- Undertake any other duties that may be required, which could include assisting medical colleagues throughout the hospital.
- Assist in covering for unexpected absences.
- Handling unscheduled emergency cases.
- Participation in Registrar on-call Rota and provide cover in exceptional circumstances for colleagues’ absence. Although a timetable will be provided, you will be expected to be flexible, in the interest of patient care and to meet the needs of the department as decided by the HOD and CMO.
Experience:
A minimum of year Post Masters experience. Desirable experience 3 years post obtaining highest degree.
