House Officer at Lily Hospitals Limited

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for providing competent patient-centered care that addresses health needs and promotes wellness. Such care shall be based on latest medical evidence and guidelines

The Person

• The job holder must have a current provisional license to practice medicine from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
• Knowledge of the basics in Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Surgery.
• The job holder must have good stamina and empathy for patients.
• The job holder must have good communication skills, a strong ability to work well under extreme pressure and self-discipline.
• Job holder must portray a caring and professional manner in all aspects of work.

Assumption of Duty:

• The House Officer must report to Head of Department / Head of Internship on the morning of the day of assumption of duty, after which he/she is believed to have officially assumed duty in the department.
• Posting will be done by the Head of Internship. The House officer must acquaint himself/herself with the protocol in the department on assumption of duty. He / She must also acquaint him/herself with the routine work in the units of the department.

Tutelage:

• Every new House Officer is expected to take his / her call duties as required. They are expected to show a strong desire to learn on the job. They are also expected to apply themselves to during every posting.
• The Medical Officers, Registrars, Senior Registrars including Consultants are expected to tutor and monitor the House Officers’ progress.

Duties
The House Officer is expected to:

• Resume for work on or before 8am and close not earlier than 5pm provided he has completed all pending duties and has properly handed over the outstanding duties to his colleague on call.
• Be in attendance at ALL Clinical Meetings: 7:45am on Mondays and 7:30am on Fridays
• Do a ward round every day of the week. The House Officer must be available for the Registrar/Senior Registrar and Consultant ward rounds and being on the previous call duty would not be taken as an excuse for his/her absence.
• Clerk every new patient on their admission into the ward in their unit or in other units if the patient arrives during his/her call duty hours. The House-Officer should inform the Registrar / Medical Officer-on-call or in the unit for immediate review before the House Officer starts His or Her own review (This is very important in order NOT to cause DELAY).
• Prepare presentation of each case before Medical Officer / Registrar, Senior Registrar and Consultant ward round.
• Must liaise with the Medical Officer / Registrar / Senior Registrar at all times on any issue concerning the management of the patient.
• Must take investigation samples as appropriate and ensure the results are retrieved within a limited period of time. He / She have to explain why the result of any investigation is delayed.
• Acquaint him/her with the drug regimen and instructions concerning each patient on the ward during call duty hours, so that such instruction can be promptly carried out without waiting to be called by the Nurses. House-Officer in other unit should endeavour to hand over instructions given during the normal duty hours to those on calls.
• Not to change unit without informing the team members at least a week before such change is expected. He/she must also endeavour to officially hand over the House-Officers’ duties to his colleagues in the unit.
• Ask questions about the management of the patient at all times from the Medical Officer, Registrar or Senior Registrar no matter how simple the question may appear.
• Never hesitate to call your Medical Officer or Registrar after seeing a patient.
• Carry out basic or crucial investigations such as PCV, EUCr and Grouping and cross matching of blood for transfusion before the arrival of the Medical Officer or Registrar/Senior Registrar.
• See that the instruction given by the Medical Officer or Registrar/Senior Registrar during ward rounds are promptly carried out. This is means that the House-Officer must come back after the round to make sure that things are done appropriately and report to the Medical Officer or Registrar/Senior Registrar where such could not be done.