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Provide Primary Care Services

• Develop proficiency in medical management and pre-operative, post operative care for surgical patients as well as assisting surgeons in theatre during operation for common neurosurgical conditions of patients seen at the hospital.

• Assess the urgency and severity of presenting problems through history taking examination and investigation.

• Examines, investigates and treats employees and their qualified dependents at the outpatients’ clinic.

• Recommending and where appropriate, undertaking relevant treatment options, including patient referral to outside specialists.

• Participates in the clinical activities of the ward which include ward rounds coverage at night and weekends as scheduled.

• Carries out prospective employee medical examinations.

• Travels to remote clinic sites to perform assessments and follow-up on patients as scheduled.

Improve Patient Health

• Ongoing health and development assessment and advice to patients.

• Health education, counselling and information provision about how to improve health and prevent disease and interventions or treatments that treat risk factors.

• Provides counselling to patients and their families.

• Accuracy of information

• All information you enter into the system is accurate, appropriate and in accordance with agreed protocols.

• Clinical notes for all patient consultations must be accurately recorded in the clinical patient notes within 24 hours of seeing the patient.

• Accurate and timely operation reporting.

Communication

• Professional liaison with other health professionals is maintained.

• All staff are informed, as appropriate, about anything that they should be aware of regarding a patient, or regarding the internal workings of the practice.

• Staff and team meetings are attended as requested.

• All staff problems or issues are referred to the Clinical services manager or senior medical officer in the first instance.

• Communicates effectively with all other facility staff and disciplines to ensure successful patient care.

Professional development function

• Ongoing CME is maintained at least at the level required to maintain ongoing accreditation through the maintenance of professional standards of the UMDPC.

• Participate in practice accreditation or other quality improvement systems.

• Participation in clinical audit as required by UMDPC or other clinical or administrative indication.

• Participates in CME activities as may be organized in and outside the hospital.

• Prepares well organized health education talks for mothers and staff members.

• Identification of short-term training that can help you perform your role better.

• Participate in the scheduled training and sensitization arrangements by the hospital for all co-workers.

• Ensure that the professional training tracker card is updated as per the above-mentioned training attended.

Privacy Act

• Total confidentiality and privacy of patients is maintained.

• Occupational Health and Safety

• Comply with established health and safety policies with regard to handling of instruments, storage of drugs and disposal of sharps and other potentially dangerous equipment and substances.

• Early and accurate reporting of incidents at work and raising issues of concern when identified.

• Reports any malfunction of equipment to the appropriate person (s) as soon as possible.

• Ensures that the right PPE is used during each and every medical and surgical procedure.

• Ensures proper waste segregation and disposal to prevent injuries to self and others.

• Disinfects and wash all used instruments 15 mins after decontamination to prevent infection transmission.

Spiritual Ministry Participation

• Participates in the hospital’s Spiritual Ministry programs.

• Attend chapel and departmental bible studies with staff (depending on weekly schedule)

Please note: This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Co-worker must perform other tasks, duties, and projects as assigned, as a member of the Human Resources team.