Requirements

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery or its equivalent from a recognized institution
• Must have completed internship.
• Must be registered with the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council
• Ability to handle or process confidential documents or material in an appropriate manner.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, establish priorities, and work independently.
• Must be Computer literate.
• A minimum of 3 professional development sessions – self initiated done in the fiscal year.

Provide Primary Care Services

• Develop proficiency in medical management and pre-operative, post operative care for surgical patients as well as assisting surgeons in theatre during operation for common neurosurgical conditions of patients seen at the hospital.
• Assess the urgency and severity of presenting problems through history taking examination and investigation.
• Examines, investigates and treats employees and their qualified dependents at the outpatients’ clinic.
• Recommending and where appropriate, undertaking relevant treatment options, including patient referral to outside specialists.
• Participates in the clinical activities of the ward which include ward rounds coverage at night and weekends as scheduled.
• Carries out prospective employee medical examinations.
• Travels to remote clinic sites to perform assessments and follow-up on patients as scheduled.

Improve Patient Health

• Ongoing health and development assessment and advice to patients.
• Health education, counselling and information provision about how to improve health and prevent disease and interventions or treatments that treat risk factors.
• Provides counselling to patients and their families.
• Accuracy of information
• All information you enter into the system is accurate, appropriate and in accordance with agreed protocols.
• Clinical notes for all patient consultations must be accurately recorded in the clinical patient notes within 24 hours of seeing the patient.
• Accurate and timely operation reporting.

Communication

• Professional liaison with other health professionals is maintained.
• All staff are informed, as appropriate, about anything that they should be aware of regarding a patient, or regarding the internal workings of the practice.
• Staff and team meetings are attended as requested.
• All staff problems or issues are referred to the Clinical services manager or senior medical officer in the first instance.
• Communicates effectively with all other facility staff and disciplines to ensure successful patient care.

Professional development function

• Ongoing CME is maintained at least at the level required to maintain ongoing accreditation through the maintenance of professional standards of the UMDPC.
• Participate in practice accreditation or other quality improvement systems.
• Participation in clinical audit as required by UMDPC or other clinical or administrative indication.
• Participates in CME activities as may be organized in and outside the hospital.
• Prepares well organized health education talks for mothers and staff members.
• Identification of short-term training that can help you perform your role better.
• Participate in the scheduled training and sensitization arrangements by the hospital for all co-workers.
• Ensure that the professional training tracker card is updated as per the above-mentioned training attended.

Privacy Act

• Total confidentiality and privacy of patients is maintained.
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Comply with established health and safety policies with regard to handling of instruments, storage of drugs and disposal of sharps and other potentially dangerous equipment and substances.
• Early and accurate reporting of incidents at work and raising issues of concern when identified.
• Reports any malfunction of equipment to the appropriate person (s) as soon as possible.
• Ensures that the right PPE is used during each and every medical and surgical procedure.
• Ensures proper waste segregation and disposal to prevent injuries to self and others.
• Disinfects and wash all used instruments 15 mins after decontamination to prevent infection transmission.

Spiritual Ministry Participation

• Participates in the hospital’s Spiritual Ministry programs.
• Attend chapel and departmental bible studies with staff (depending on weekly schedule)