Medical Doctor at Kelina Hospital

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Attend to all patients during your shift.
• Conduct a round with or without managing Consultant during your shift.
• Make progress notes for all patients during your shift.
• Ensure tasks are updated during your shift.
• Ensure all patients admitted during a shift are under the care of a Consultant.
• Ensure patients seen by external Consultants are billed appropriately.
• Inform Consultant in charge of a patient before admission and discharge of patients in his care. This is done by the doctor on the duty.
• Inform Consultant of patient’s status everyday including weekends.
• Ensure tasks handed over are completed and any leftover tasks properly handed over.
• Prepare medical reports and ensure they are edited by the managing Consultants.
• Ensure patients for urological procedures admitted overnight have stat doses of Nitrazepam.
• Ensure all patients for surgery sign a written informed consent form prior to the procedure.
• Ensure all patients admitted during your shift are clerked and same documented in clinical notes.
• Prepare discharge summaries for all urology patients discharged.
• Present all cases admitted during the handing over and be clinically abreast about management of same patients.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidates must be resident in the location of the position they are applying.
• Candidates must possess at least 2 years post NYSC experience.
• Must be University Graduates with relevant certifications.
• Candidates must have completed internship where applicable.
• Highly computer-skilled
• Certified by relevant professional bodies where this applies.