Jobs at Lily Hospitals Limited

Job Role

• This role is responsible for clinical, managerial, financial aspects and clinical governance of the department. You will provide delivers specialized eye care and provides expert ophthalmic advice.
• We are currently seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Ophthalmologist to join our prestigious practice.

What Will You Be Doing

• Conduct comprehensive eye examinations, diagnose eye conditions, and prescribe appropriate treatment plans.
• Perform surgeries including cataract removal, LASIK, corneal transplants, and other specialized procedures as needed.
• Provide expert consultations to patients, offering guidance on eye health, surgical options, and potential treatment plans.
• Collaborate effectively with our multidisciplinary team including optometrists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Stay updated on advancements in ophthalmology, attend conferences, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the practice.

Requirements
Must Have Skills:

• Minimum academic qualification of a Fellowship degree at either West African College of Surgeons or National Postgraduate medical college or relevant qualification.
• 5 to 7 years relevant work experience preferably in the Health sector.
• Medical degree from an accredited institution and completion of a residency program in Ophthalmology.
• Member of ophthalmology society of Nigeria both local and national.
• Proficiency in utilizing advanced ophthalmic equipment and surgical techniques.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build rapport with patients and work collaboratively in a team environment.

Good to Have Skills:

• Outstanding communication (oral and written), interpersonal and people management skills.
• Possess high degree of accuracy and attention to details.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft office package.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and retirement plans.
• Opportunities for professional development, continuing education, and career advancement.
• Supportive work environment fostering a healthy work-life balance.
• Access to cutting-edge technology and resources to deliver superior patient care.

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Job Role

• This role is responsible for diagnosing, treating and providing preventive health care services to patients in the general population.
• The job holder may refer patients to sub-specialists when the need further diagnosis or treatment arises.

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

• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury
• Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention. This can be face to face, group lectures or through the mass media.
• To see patients in the out-patient clinic (OPD) every day irrespective of the training rotation.
• Execute minor surgical procedures on patients to remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems.
• Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness.
• To provide quality medical care to patients under the supervision of the HOD, Family Medicine.
• Adhering to professional and service code of conduct and ethics;
• To spare head postgraduate seminar presentations, grand rounds, morbidity meeting.
• Must participate in clinical audit and quality programs as appropriate.
• To teach interns, nurses and medical officers as appropriate.

Administrative Functions:

• Manage the administrative requirements of the hospital and patient care including planning and draft budgeting for unit and OPCO divisional for activities in the hospital.
• Be aware of and adhere to all Lily Hospital policies and procedure in reference to clinical practice.

The Person

• The job holder must have a license to practice medicine from the Nigerian Medical and Dental Association.
• He or She must have the primaries qualification in Family Medicine.
• Knowledge of Families Medicine and other areas of medical practice such as Pediatrics & Obstetrics & Gynecology, Surgery, Ophthalmology and so on.
• The job holder must have good communication skills, a strong ability to work well under extreme pressure, self discipline and excellent long term concentration.

Remuneration
Salary in line with industry standard.