Medical Officer

Job Purpose:

To organize the dispensary, outpatient department and allot duties to the ancillary staff to ensure smooth running of the OPD. To make suitable arrangements for the distribution of work in the treatment of emergency cases which come outside the normal OPD hours

Job Responsibilities:

1. New Patient:

• To attend any new patient (admission) immediately.
• Examine & take a proper history of the patient (If he is in a position to give it on his own) or from his relative
• Check any previous records, if available.
• Charts down all the details in the history sheet.
• Let the  patient or his relative go through all the details and take his signature on the history sheet for MLC Cases.
• Discuss with respective consultant on call about the admission & follow his orders.
• Instruct the nursing staff about the necessary orders to be carried out.
• Inform the respective consultants whenever necessary
• Attend rounds with the respective consultants and carry out the necessary changes in the order. Enter them in the treatment sheet.
• Fill the Medicine Card and Non Drug Order sheet
• Follow up with all the investigations to be taken and trace their results. Note down investigation results in the investigation sheet.
• Document Verbal Orders correctly in clinical notes if given by consultants.
• Activate code blue if any medical emergency is encountered beyond one’s control.
• Identify the critical status of patient and shift him to critical care area in time.
• Always contact primary consultant if found necessary at any point of time.
• Shift the patient to ward/ Critical care area/ OT as per admission status
• To assist/ perform procedures as per need

2. Medico Legal Cases/ Brought in Dead:

• Identify the MLC/ BID cases and act according to policy
• Always discuss with MLC Nurse/ Casualty In Charge in case of any doubt
• Follow pre-operative orders in the treatment sheet. To check whether the consents (Surgical, Anesthesia, etc) for the surgery has been taken from the patient. If not inform the respective person.
• Get the PAC done and carry out all the pre-operative orders.
• Attend patient’s complaints and calm the patients if they are apprehensive. Inform the consultant if needed.

3. General:

• Attend camps according to the policy.
• Work as per Policies and procedures of organization.

Get the cross referral form filled and call cross consultants according to the policy.

• Use capital letters for medicines (Generic Names/ Salt) and always put sign, name, date and time with every entry you make.
• Take care about completeness of records
• Act accordingly as per communicated by hospital management team

4. Skill Sets:

• Verbal Ability/Communication Skill: Ability to comprehend verbal instructions given by the supervisor or head of the department.
• Give accurate and tactful explanations to patients. Problem solving/ Decision-making
• Think independently and exercise own judgment in consensus with the supervisor

Candidate Requirements: