JOB TITLE: Medical Officer
JOB LOCATION: Edo
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Category: Senior Staff
JOB DETAILS:
- 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 specialists when they need further diagnosis or treatment.
Key Result Areas (KRA)
The key result areas of this role are:
Clinical Service Delivery:
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- Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury
- Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients’ condition.
- Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results.
- Monitor patients’ conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
- Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary.
- Provide medical support to midwives in the delivery of babies.
- 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.
- Prepare government or organizational reports which include birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals.
- 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 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.
- Participate in clinical audit and quality programs as appropriate
- To be “on-call” or participate in shift rosters is a requirement of the position
Administrative Functions:
- Manage the administrative requirements of the hospital and patient care including planning and draft budgeting for activities in the hospital.
- Be aware of and adhere to all 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.
- Knowledge of general medicine, family care, and other specialist areas of medical practice such as Pediatrics & Obstetrics & Gynecology.
- 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 is dependent on Years of Experience, minimum of N320,000 (Gross)
- Other Allowances include: Annual Accommodation Allowance & Leave Allowance.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Deadline: October 15, 2022
Job Features
Job Category | Medical/ Healthcare / Pharmaceutical |