Job description:
- A professional approach must be adapted with all patients, staff and visitors.
- To provide medical cover, routine and emergency, during hours of duty and work in conjunction with the other specialties to serve the institute.
- Follow all Clinical safety, hygiene, infection control protocols to be adhered to (eg wearing gloves when required, aprons, hand hygiene, etc).
- Required to and be available to see patients when required or when requested.
- Required to assist the Consultants in the operation theatre and to assist in surgeries under supervision of Consultants.
- Required to be skilled and knowledgeable enough to identify the complex surgical problems, and take appropriate action in case of emergency with due approvals / permission by treating Consultant.
- Required to participate and contribute to in Classroom and bedside teaching programs for postgraduate students and RMOs.
- Required to identify the complex health problems and report immediately to the concerned doctor.
- Required to supervise Post graduate students; however, the attending physician is ultimately responsible for the care of the patient.
- Supervise daily clinical management of all patients in conjunction with the PG students, nurse team leaders and under the guidance of Consultants.
- Should be able to prescribe pain management medicines if need be.
- Effective communication with patients, family, colleagues and other health care workers.
- Treatment sheets are to be with diagnosis in capital letters.
- Each treatment sheet should be dated, named and signed by the writing doctor. Doctors should refer to the progress notes while writing treatment sheets.
