Job Description
Physician will maintain an active Privilege per the specialty that is consistent with the scope of services and the required experiences to practice it, which is renewable every 2 years.
A physician shall particularly observe the following:
- Comply with the rules, regulations and procedures of practicing the Profession, as per his/her grade and Specialty.
- Care for women during prenatal, natal and post-natal periods.
- Monitor patient’s condition and progress and re-evaluate treatments as necessary.
- Perform Cesarean sections or other surgical procedures as needed to preserve patients’ health & deliver babies safely.
- Interview new patients to assess their symptoms, needs, or problems; record and utilize their medical history for diagnosis
- Perform well-women exams that include pap smears, pelvic, and breast exams
- Conduct follow-ups with patients to monitor and track their condition
- Order and analyze necessary tests, screenings, biopsies, scans, etc. to effectively diagnose a problem
- Direct, advise, and supervise medical staff including nurses, physician assistants, med techs etc. on proper procedures and protocol
- Treat diseases and injuries of a woman’s reproductive organ and prescribe postnatal and prenatal care
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments as necessary.
- Maintain record of the patient including present/past/family history prior to diagnosing or treating the case.
- provide prenatal care for women and their babies before birth
- They are the ones who prescribe the right drug, compresses and antibiotics that should be taken by the patient.
- Obstetrician and Gynecologist are the ones who make the plans and procedures in every operation. All patients depend on them so they should plan well.
- Deliver babies and perform other birth-related duties as needed, such as inducing labor, performing Cesarean section births and performing emergency surgery when needed
- monitors the mother and the baby throughout childbirth, and oversees the administration of medications
- They are the ones who give the conduct papanicolaou screening to detect malignant and premalignant process in the ectocervix in order to prevent cervical cancer.
- Provide Dietary tips and conducts regular examinations for pregnant women.
- Suggest alternative treatments in case there is no health progress.
- Perform Surgeries in case of chronic and serious reproductive disorders.
- Also provide health care tips for the babies
- Prescribe treatment and determine the quantity and usage in legible writing including the name, signature and date on the prescription; alert the patient or his family, as the case may be, to the importance of adhering to treatment instructions and to any significant and expected side-effects of the medical or surgical treatment.
- Inform the patient’s family of the nature and degree of seriousness of his/her illness.
- Monitor complications of medical or surgical treatment and initiate remedial action where possible.
- Co-operate with other physicians involved in the patient’s treatment, provide information on patient’s medical condition and the course of treatment whenever requested to do so, and consult with a specialist colleague if the case so requires.
