ICM Medical Doctor at Jemi Neil Consulting

Job Summary/Overview

• The ICM Medical Doctor will be responsible for improving the quality of life of personnel on client sites by providing expert medical treatment to staff promptly.
• She/he will have an excellent diagnostic, primary and emergency care ability with good interpersonal skills.
• He/she must always maintain a calm disposition under pressure.

Principal Responsibilities
Emergency and Primary Health Care:

• Delivery of Primary Care services to employees.
• Implement standard guidelines of the organization on treatment for specific most common medical conditions.
• Ensure well-coordinated and effective management of all Health/Medical Related Emergencies
• Ensures s/he is permanently available 24H on mobile telephone especially during off duty hours to provide support and/or clarifications to the Nurses on duty.
• Implement clinical strategies in alignment with the company’s policy.
• Ensures availability whenever required in cases of life-threatening emergencies (especially during non-consultation hours/days) for provision of clinical support and pre-hospital emergency care in stabilizing patient pre-transfer to designated retainer clinic or other emergency centers
• Provide Health advice and health promotion related information to staff through constant communication, training and other third party health service providers.

Occupational Health Roles:

• Execute all necessary pre-employment medical examinations.
• Carry out routine screening and medical check-up on client staff on site.
• Occasionally draft, submit and share Occupation Health relevant newsletters on behalf of ICM team.
• Carry out workplace occupational health hazard assessments via walkthroughs (at least once a month or as specified by client) in coordination with client HSE officer
• Provide health education - periodic health awareness campaigns and talks with staff on client site.
• Ensure that employees are screened pre-placement through overseeing the process and or undertaking assessment activities.
• Organize occupational health services lectures/seminars and periodic health screening for various occupational groups e.g. food-handlers, drivers, Hygiene and housekeepers.
• Identify any implications for employment and provide clients employees with relevant health information for their role.
• Manage the delivery of health surveillance and screening programs.
• Liaise closely with the Occupational health physician on all matters of occupational health reporting, OH training resource development, OH case management and general occupational health expert advice.

Case Management and Client Referral Support:

• Carry out responsibility to follow up with case patients whom you have referred to Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO).
• Liaise on client’s behalf, with registered HMO to ensure that medical care provided to our client's employees and their family are standard and prompt.

General and Supervisory:

• Leads the Medical Team within the site
• Act in a professional advisory capacity to unqualified Occupational Health staff.
  • This would include but not limited to:
  • Making decisions in relation to external referrals.
  • Providing professional Occupational Health advice.
  • Develop and sustain strong/professional working partnerships with key individuals in associated departments such as Health and Safety (HSE) and Human Resources (HR).
  • Co-ordinate and/or deliver health promotion activities and advice where appropriate.
• Supervises and approves the procurement of all drug/medication, tools and medical equipment needed by the client's staff on site in coordination with the Lagos MMS headquarters
• Provide continuous routine training to the Industrial Health Nurses and other medical staff within the team.
• Supervise and coordinate emergency drills and internal clinic audits

Reporting Roles:

• Provide weekly and monthly report in line with MMS clinical governance reporting policy using standardized reporting templates
• Quarterly and Annual Activity Review

Job Requirements and Qualifications
Education:

• M.B.B.S or M.B.Ch.B
• Must be a qualified registered Medical Practitioner
• Valid BLS, ACLS & ATLS desirable
• First Aid training
• Recognised basic Health & Safety qualification or certification desirable (e.g. NISP Level 2&3, NEBOSH IGC, British Safety Council Level III, CIEH Level III, etc)

Experience:

• At least 2 years post degree working as a Medical Practitioner

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• An understanding of current Nigerian and International Health and Safety Legislation.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Good interpersonal relations.
• A team player able to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• A customer-focused candidate with positive approach to work.
• Excellent planning and organizational abilities.
• IT literacy (word, excel, power-point).
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with tools, technology and systems typically found in a healthcare environment (I.e. Microsoft Office Suite, patient records systems, EMR systems, video conferencing tools etc.).
• Evidence of leadership qualities and people management skills.
• Ability to produce accurate, concise records, reports and investigations to deadlines.
• Ability to manage Stake holders.
• Engage with clients, be friendly, and sustain relationships.
• Public speaking.
• Respects and applies patient confidentiality at all times.
• Value driven with a high level of integrity.

Work Environment/Other Information

• The role is open to anyone who meets the above criteria regardless of race or nationality
• Competitive based on experience.