Medical Officer at Lagoon Hospitals

Reports to: Care Coordinators, Consultants in charge and Medical Directors.

Job Description
This role is responsible for applying medical knowledge and skills in the diagnosis, disease prevention and treatment of patients.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Monitor and provide general and follow up care to patients at designated work stations.
• Liaise with consultants and specialists on patients’ medical condition
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of patients’ encounters.
• Prompt incidence reporting and management of patients’ grievances
• Provide health education and support to patients and their attendants
• Liaise and work with other medical and non-medical staff to ensure quality care is given to patients
• Maintain confidentiality and impartiality
• Comply with the use of Standard Operating Procedures and policies / adherence to quality standards and clinical practice guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Result Areas/ Performance Goals:

• Adequate monitoring and prompt response to patients
• Confidentiality
• Use of SOPS / adherence to quality standards and clinical practice guidelines.

Job Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree the Medical/Clinical field (MBBS)
• Full registration with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, with a valid medical practicing license.
• Minimum of 1 year clinical experience.

Core Competencies:

• Basic Life Support skills and sound medical knowledge
• Excellent documentation skills with IT skills required for the use of EMR and Microsoft Office packages.
• Organizational, reporting and presentation skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to Details and Emotional Intelligence.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Diligent and responsible
• Honest and reliable.