Medical Officer

Posted on 5th January 2024

Job Description

She /he is responsible for direct patient observation, order investigation, diagnosis and treatment.
Ultimately, you’ll be responsible for making sure our hospital operations run smoothly.

Job Responsibilities

• - Adhere to the hospital duty time, uniform and dress code policy. ID card with stethoscope is compulsory.
• - Identify and prioritize patient’s need, emergency requirements and problems. Document patient’s history, provisional diagnosis and treatment clearly.
• - Ensure bedside handover and takeover of patients during shift change.
• - Order necessary investigations of the patient’s during diagnosis and treatment with approval of consultant and update in system.
• - Prioritize and ensure the decision of diagnosis, admission, refer or discharge is done within initial 2 hrs of patient entry in emergency department.
• - Maintain and follow infection control protocols in the working area.
• - Attend rounds with consultants mandatorily and carry out and document the instructions in detail.
• - Call for respective department consultation when required and ensure the emergency consultation is attended and reported in priority basis.
• - Provide patient status updates and necessary investigations to the concerned consultant.
• - Participate in in-service education and training.
• - Proper documentation of documents such as admissions/discharge.
• - Write clear and legible prescription which should include date, time of prescriptions along with documenting the changes made during rounds.
• - Daily update the progress note/continuation sheet as per the progress of treatment.
• - Document the incidents and report as per the protocol.
• - Medicines brand for prescription should be approved by Head of the department. Adhere to standard treatment guidelines.
• - Manage conflict, counsel and provide health education to patient and relatives.
• - Maintain professionalism in working hour and avoid self involvement in any political issues, groupism and gossiping inside hospital and among the hospital staff.
• - Carries out other duties assigned by immediate supervisor, line manager/hospital management and director.
• - Check if all necessary unsent forms (preoperative, High risk consents) has been signed as per requirement.