Anesthetist Consultant at Rovedana

Requirements: MDCN License

Location: Warri, Delta State

Job Summary

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

Job Description

Clinical Service Delivery

• To provide quality anesthetic care to patients
• Develop, implement and maintain a quality assurance programme for the anesthetic 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 and 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 anesthesia 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 educational and clinical experience for junior medical staff.
• Contribute to quality patient care by participation in case planning which includes appropriate pre-operative, intra–operative and post-operative anesthetic management.
• 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 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.

Ideal Candidate:

• The job holder must have a license to practice medicine from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and must hold a specialist qualification in Anaesthesiology (i.e. Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS), or National Postgraduate Medical College Equivalent).
• 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.
• The job holder must have good communication skills, a strong ability to work well under extreme pressure, self-discipline and excellent long-term concentration.
• The job holder must teach junior colleagues as well as residents and house officer.