Medical Specialist

Responsibilities

The Medical Specialist is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of in and out patients under the his/her supervision, continuing clinical responsibility for all patients in his/her charge until their final discharge or transfer.

The Medical Specialist is also responsible for the standards of medical practice and ethics and for the continued supervision and Ward handling of staff, maintenance of acceptable and agreed standards of medical care for patients who come under his/her responsibility and for the proper conduct of medical staff directly under supervision.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities

Medical Specialist will report to Medical Superintendent and, through him, to the Health services coordinator & Technical advisor.

Develop a program of patient care encompassing; in-patient, out-patient and emergency care.

Discharging clinical duties in the hospital by conducting; ward rounds, OPDs and providing emergency cover.

Stays on call for emergency cases and critically ill patients and be immediately summoned to the hospital when required.

Makes regular detailed morning & evening round of the in-patients as well as surprise visits to ensure that work is being carried out in accordance with instructions of department/hospital policy.

Will administrate the unit, supervise the performance of subordinate staff, delegates to them activities they are qualified & competent to do in accordance with their clinical privileges & approved SOPs.

Provides outpatient consultations, attends to inter departmental references, and examines in-patients in the morning & evening rounds and more frequently when warranted.

Independently carries out diagnostic & therapeutic procedures in accordance with his approved clinical privileges.

Ensures that records of patients treated by his unit are legible, up-date & correctly reflect the patient’s condition and response to treatment.

Prepares & verifies medical reports, death reports & medico legal reports issued by the unit.

Admits patients from OPD and A&E in accordance with the protocols of the unit.

Will be responsible for Monitoring and Evaluation of junior doctors & nursing staff, responsible for patient care.

Patient care as per duty roster (Ward rounds, OPDs and on call duties).

Advising the institution in developing cost effective patient care.

Overall co-ordination of departmental activities including departmental administration and patient service/care.

Departmental administrative work includes:

To ensure overall coordination of duties of all para medical staff in the department.

Maintenance of patient record in the departments.

Record of adverse events.

Record of stocks in the department.

Patient counselling and departmental public relations.

Ensuring patient care and conducting morning and evening rounds & ensuring proper documentation of patient data.

Will be responsible for conducting clinical audit, when required.

Participate in the development of SOPs and treatment guidelines & protocols. And ensure display of subject SOPs & guidelines/protocols at relevant locations within service area.

Any other task assigned by medical superintendent.

Will be a member of hospital technical Committee and ensure regular participation in committee meetings to discuss progress against set targets, issues & future plans.