MEDICAL OFFICER
Nursing DepartmentJob Purpose
The main purpose of the job is to provide individual, patient-centred, culturally appropriate holistic patient care through generalist clinical/medical support to the Nursing and Therapy teams within the framework of intermediate care policy, ensuring effective; efficient, timeous and the highest standard of patient care is maintained, whilst working closely within a multidisciplinary team.
Key performance areas
Clinical Function: Referral process
- Provide effective clinical service
- As part of the MDT screen all admissions applications in line with the admissions criteria of the organization
- Verify complex treatment and diagnosis with the referring facility
- Attend to clinical queries from registered nurses or therapy supervisors
- To undertake emergency treatment where necessary, including resuscitation
- Provide input for the patient assessment and diagnosis
- Formulate patient prescriptions for medication and treatment
- Complete appropriate clinical referrals as required
- Maintain relationships with all referral facilities in regard continuum of patient care
- Support and guidance to nursing and non-nursing staff regarding patient management
- Maintain efficient medical and clinical notes
- In conjunction with the MDT organize the celebration of health days and programs applicable to the organization
- To comply with all relevant healthcare regulations and policies governing the clinical service
- To discuss and explain medication and treatment compliance with parents and/or patients
Role includes
- Facilitating hospital transfers, optimising care and follow-up
- Administrative tasks (scripts, reports, DC summaries)
- Support outreaches (TB, ARV, Surgical)
- Liaison for acute facilities (indirect patient care), for receiving and making referrals
Social Service
- Provide medicolegal support
- Certify deaths, complete death certificates and report unexpected deaths
Effective management and utilization of physical and financial resources
- Ensure effective control, care and use of all medical resources
Effective data management, reporting and administration
- Ensure that the medical information is updated on the data management system timeously and occur
- Ensuring accurate and timeous completion of patient discharge letters
- Provide 2 monthly clinical reports for management
Administrative Function
- Two monthly reports with statistical information regarding patient documentation, recordkeeping updated patient data, trends, predictions and recommendations
- Input current information on medication on the patient care plan and update any changes
- Facilitating of hospital transfers, optimising care and follow-up
- Administrative tasks (script, reports, DC summaries)
- Support outreaches (TB, ARV, Surgical)
- Liaison with acute facilities (indirect patient care), for receiving and making referrals
Services Quality and compliance
- Uphold the vision, mission and values of the Home.
- Patient, and parent satisfaction
- Ethical compliance and professional practice
- Monitor evaluate and coordinate care provision to ensure that it is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered.
- Participation in patient quality of improvement discussion forums e.g., admissions meetings, case discussions ward rounds
- Facilitate communication to make sure all stakeholders are kept up to date with patient progress and adjustments to care and discharge plans.
- Advocate for the patients by checking that patients (where applicable) are informed about their clinical status and condition management so that they can make informed decisions.
Strategic Role and Function
- In conjunction with the deputy matron and registered nurses implement effective strategies for control, and evaluate and report on the standards of service delivery and make recommendations.
- Take responsibility for the effectiveness of service delivery.
Behavioural Competencies
- Demonstrate effective communication with patients, parents, supervisors and other team members.
- Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure good overall clinical care
- To be able to work with and have an understanding of diversity to work and communicate with persons of diverse backgrounds.
- Able to plan and organize own work and mentor personnel to ensure proper clinical care.
- Display and create awareness of the values mission and vision of the organization in conduct and engagements.
- Ability to form sound interpersonal relations internally and externally.
- Confidentiality adherence; POPIA
Qualifications
- MBChB degree
- Current registration with HPCSA
- Experience in Paediatric and adolescent health care will be an advantage
- Understanding of the scope of practice of discipline categories according to the job description.
- Understanding of legislation, ethical requirements and the impact on service delivery.
- To be clinically sound /knowledgeable to be able to judge and facilitate appropriate admissions
- To be knowledgeable about the child health sector within the Department of Health (ensure early discharges and safety net)
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Problem-solving skills, critical thinking and ability to multi-task
- Compassionate.
- Teamwork skills
- Computer literacy MS Excel; MS Office; MS PowerPoint
Required Experience
- At least five years of experience in a similar environment or healthcare
- Computer literacy
Personality, Attributes, Skills and Abilitie
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- Work both independently and as an active team member.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in English and Afrikaans. Proficiency in Xhosa is an added advantage.
- Maturity and sensitivity to cultural and individual differences.
- Maintain a professional demeanour while exercising judgment and discretion in work.
- Must be able to work well with children.
- Must be energetic
- Must demonstrate initiative
- Commitment to the mission, values and goals of the Organisation.
- Good administration, report writing.
- Flexibility.
- Clear criminal record.
PLEASE NOTE:
- The closing date for all applications is Friday, 27 July 2024.
- Interviewing of shortlisted candidates will take place soon after the closing date.
- Relocation costs will NOT be covered by the employer.
- Reference checks will be conducted.
- The employer reserves the right to not appoint.
- Candidates must be able to commence employment as soon as is reasonably possible.
- This is a 5/8 locum position
- Position is available from 1 September 2024 – 28 February 2025