Consultant Anesthesia at Lily Hospitals Limited

Location: Warri, Delta State.

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for providing and administering anesthesia following approved guidelines and managing patients in the theatre.

Key Result Areas (KRA)
The key result areas of this role are:

Clinical Service Delivery:

• Develop, implement and maintain a quality assurance programme for the anaesthetic and intensive care service
• Execute thorough evaluation of patients medical and surgical history to ascertain history of drug acceptance and reaction.
• Preparing patients for anesthesia and administering it;
• Providing pre and post-operative care to patient;
• Providing resuscitation services in case of emergency and disaster situations.
• Coordinating the maintenance of anesthetic operational equipment and ensuring their functionality;
• Remain abreast with trends, development, and utilisation of technology in the field of anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, on an ongoing basis.
• Coordinating the requisition and accounting for anesthetic materials and sundries;
• Adhering to professional and service code of conduct and ethics;
• To ensure comprehensive, accurate and concise medical records are collected and maintained for patients with an appropriate signed and dated legible entry in the patient’s medical record.
• To provide assistance with surgical procedures
• Participate in clinical audit and quality programs as appropriate
• To be "on-call" or participate in shift rosters is a requirement of the position.

Administrative Functions:

• Manage the administrative requirements of the hospital and patient care including planning and draft budgeting for anesthetic activities in the hospital.
• Be aware of and adhere to all Lily Hospital policies and procedure in reference to clinical practice.
• Coordinates the departmental activities with those of the hospital.
• Ensure accomplishment of quality training in the department.

The Person

• The job holder must have a license to practice medicine from the Nigerian Medical and Dental Association.
• Knowledge of Clinical Surgery and other specialist areas of medical practice such as Pediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology.  
• The job holder must have good communication skills, a strong ability to work well under extreme pressure, self discipline and excellent long term concentration.
• Job holder must have a working knowledge of global quality assurance, clinical audit principles and processes and must exhibit a commitment towards continuous quality improvement.
• Familiarity with cultural and religious concerns of patients, and current legislation on patient rights.
• Job holder must portray a caring and professional manner in all aspects of work.
• Minimum of 10 years cognate experience.
• Must show evidence of competence in management of anesthesia cases and evidence of active participation in relevant  research
• The job holder must have good communication skills, a strong ability to work well under extreme pressure, self discipline and excellent long term concentration.

Remuneration
Salary in line with industry standard.