General Surgeon at Cedarcrest Hospitals

Ref: HR-JD-04

Purpose of the Role

• The General surgeon is responsible for examining patients, diagnosing, and recommending the best course of action. Supervise other medical professionals to ensure everything is carried out effectively.

Key Performance Areas

• Examine patients and make diagnoses to determine the need for surgery.
• Review patient medical history and plan the best procedure for treatment.
• Evaluate and advise patients on the risk involved with having surgery.
• Perform surgical procedures to prevent or correct injury, disease, deformities, and patient function while adhering to regulatory and ethical protocols.
• Follow established surgical techniques during surgery.
• Prescribe preoperative and postoperative treatment and procedures.
• Ensure sterility in the operating room, and all equipment and instruments.
• Direct and coordinate activities of hospital staff for proper patient care.
• Oversee all treatment prior to and post-surgery, and identify associated risks.
• Maintain the highest regard for patient dignity and observe the precepts of the American Hospital Associations Bill of Rights for patients.
• Plan and execute disease/illness prevention and health promotion programs.
• Coordinate follow-up meetings with patients and monitor health conditions after surgery or treatment.
• Conduct research to develop and test surgical techniques in order to improve procedures and surgery.
• Ensure adequate departmental resource planning including manpower, assets and inventory.
• Ensure adequate utilization of departmental resources including manpower, assets and inventory.
• Ensure adequate clinical and administrative record keeping
• Develop and implement policies, protocols and procedures for the efficient running of the department.
• Ensure strict adherence to departmental policies, protocols and procedures. It will also be expected that these will be audited periodically with timely reports forwarded to the MD.
• Provide professional / clinical leadership for all staff within the department with support from the relevant extra departmental support units.
• Provide administrative leadership for all staff within the department with support from the relevant extra departmental support units.
• Establish, monitor and improve the standards of care by identifying performance benchmarks and presenting the results to the Head of Surgery (HOS) for consideration and approval
• Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures pertaining to services rendered.
• Support the utilization review and quality assurance programs. Work to streamline the departmental activities with the clinical governance guidelines of the hospital to ensure quality assurance.
• Implement and comply with all extant professional and governmental regulations affecting the work in the department to maintain all licensure.
• Assist each consultant staff to develop a roadmap for the enhancement of their clinical services and in overall professional development.
• Take responsibility for all adverse clinical incidents related to the services within the department and provide a template for audit, mitigation and prevention.
• Actively lead research and professional development and involve all staff members and be able to deliver the results of research periodically.
• Will work with other departmental heads to work out multi departmental processes and relationship matrices.
• Perform any other duties as may reasonably be required.

Custodian:

• Chief Executive Officer

Hierarchy:

• This role reports to the Head of Surgery.

Education, Certification and Experience Requirements

• MBBS or equivalent
• Fellowship of West African College of Surgeons or National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, General Surgery
• Certification – Full registration with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and current annual Practicing License.
• Candidates must possess NYSC discharge Certificate or Exemption letter for all Nigerian nationals.
• One to five years of experience in general surgery
• Administrative training will be an advantage.
• Proficient with Healthcare Management Systems and Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.

Profile Requirements:

• Outstanding organizational and time management skills.
• Up-to-date with latest office gadgets and applications.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize daily workload.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Must be action oriented
• Discretion and confidentiality.

This job description is not exhaustive and will evolve as the Company’s organizational needs change.