House Officer at Lagoon Hospitals

Job Profile for House Officer

Learning Objectives

Through this Housemanship program, House Officers should learn to:

• Consolidate and build on the theoretical knowledge you gained during their undergraduate year and learn to apply it in caring for patients.
• Develop the clinical, technical, personal, and professional skills that form the basis of medical practice.
• Take increasing responsibility for patient care, as experience and understanding allow.
• Start to develop professional judgment in the appropriate care of patients and the use of diagnostic and consultant services.
• Work within the ethical and legal framework taught at medical schools.
• Contribute to a multidisciplinary health care team.
• Explore personal career goals and expectations.
• Encounter and develop strategies to deal with the professional and personal pressures associated with being a medical practitioner.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS or its equivalent.
• Provisional registration with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
• Valid medical practicing license

Technical Competencies

• Triage
• Basic Life Support skill
• Clinical acumen and Diagnostic skills

Behavioral Competencies

• Empathetic
• Ethical
• Knowledge Driven
• Innovative
• Accessible