Medical Officer at Lily Hospitals Limited

Job Description

• 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

Key Result Areas (KRA)
The key result areas of this role are:

• To provide quality medical care to patients under the supervision of the HOD, General Services.
• Conduct day to day review of patients.
• Analyze records, reports, test results or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
• Perform Minor procedures or surgery under the supervision of senior medical professionals.
• To ensure comprehensive, accurate and concise medical records are collected and maintained for patients with an appropriate signed and dated legible entry in the patient’s medical record on every attendance upon a patient. 
• Consult with, or provide consulting services to, other services.
• Contribute to quality patient care by participation in case planning which includes appropriate pre-admission planning, in-hospital care and discharge planning.
• To arrange investigations, medical treatment and discharge as directed by the Registrar and/or Consultant to which assigned
• Commissioning healthcare by liaising with medical professionals in the community and hospitals;
• Promoting health education in conjunction with other health professionals;
• Providing preventative medical programmes for individual patients;
• Support the team in meeting targets set by the government for specific treatments, such as child immunizations.
• Participate in clinical audit and quality programs as appropriate
• To be "on-call" or participate in shift rosters is a requirement of the position
• Manage the administrative requirements of the hospital and patient care including ensuring discharge summaries and medico-legal correspondence are completed with no delay.
• Comply with all the provisions of Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019.

The Person

• Candidates should possess an MBBS / MBChB qualification.
• The job holder must have a license to practice medicine from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
• Knowledge of General Medicine and other specialist areas of medical practice such as oncology, pathology, radiology and pediatrics.
• 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.