Senior Registrar

Position Summary

Provide comprehensive critical care management for patients admitted to the MICU, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, emergency interventions, procedural skills, and leadership of the ICU medical team. The role serves as a bridge between registrar-level training and consultant-level practice.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Assess, diagnose, and manage critically ill patients.
• Develop and implement treatment plans.
• Manage sepsis, shock, respiratory failure, cardiac emergencies, poisoning, and multi-organ dysfunction.
• Participate in daily ICU rounds and clinical handovers.
• Interpret laboratory, radiological, ECG, ABG, and hemodynamic data.

Critical Care Procedures

• Endotracheal intubation and airway management.
• Mechanical ventilation management.
• Central venous catheter insertion.
• Arterial line placement.
• Temporary vascular access procedures.
• Bedside ultrasound and other ICU procedures (depending on training and privileges).

Emergency Response

• Lead or participate in Code Blue and Rapid Response/MET calls.
• Stabilize critically ill patients throughout the hospital.
• Coordinate transfers to and from ICU.

Leadership & Supervision

• Supervise junior residents, registrars, interns, and ICU medical officers.
• Provide bedside teaching and mentoring.
• Support multidisciplinary teamwork with nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and specialty teams.

Documentation & Administration

• Maintain accurate patient records.
• Prepare ICU summaries and discharge documentation.
• Participate in ICU rosters, handovers, and departmental meetings.
• Ensure compliance with infection control and patient safety protocols.

Quality Improvement & Research

• Participate in audits, morbidity and mortality meetings, and quality initiatives.
• Contribute to research, publications, and teaching programs.
• Engage in continuing medical education (CME).