Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- A professional approach must be adopted with all patients, staff, and visitors.
- MOs must work within their level of experience and competence and highlight verbally and in writing all the orders given by consultants and their team members while taking care of patients.
- To provide medical cover, routine, and emergency, during hours of duty, and work in conjunction with the other MO so as to provide a 24-hour service to the hospital.
- Record the progress and any event of the patient in the HMIS system accordingly following ward rounds or any other patient examinations, communication, or procedures.
- To seek advice from the Consultants and their team members in any case regarding the patient’s health.
- To undertake within their level of experience and competence certain medical procedures advised by the Consultant.
- To liaise with nursing staff regularly to check on patient progress, or more frequently if their condition necessitates. To see patients at the request of the nurses in charge and carry out examinations of patients accordingly.
- Discuss medication on discharge with patients and write a discharge summary on the discharge of patients.
- All patients’ medical information is confidential and must be respected at all levels. Medical Officers shall not leak information at any cost.
- To provide urgent medical attention and urgent treatment to staff or visitors in case of accident or sudden illness in liaison with the medical team.
- To remain on the hospital premises whilst on duty. In the event of an MO not attending for duty, the previous MO must remain until a replacement is found ensuring continuous cover.
- To comply with all hospital policies and procedures in particular those relating to Health and Safety at Work.
- Effective interpersonal relationships will be maintained with staff and patients and families.