Medical Officer

Job Responsibilities:
I.    New Admission:
•    To attend any new patient (admission) within prescribed time frame
•    To 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.
•    Inform the respective consultant about the admission follow his orders.
•    Instruct the nursing staff about the necessary orders to be carried out.
•    If there’s a transfer in-patient from the ICU. Read the transfer summary/ clinical notes carefully and act accordingly. 
•    Inform the respective consultants whenever seems significant. 
II.    Shift Duty:
•    To take rounds and examine individual patients at least once in every shift and as & when needed. Inform the respective consultant/ Registrars if any new findings.
•    To put the notes in clinical sheet.
•    To enter the relevant details of each and every patient accordingly. 
•    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
•    To instruct the nursing staff about orders and follow them up
•    To follow up with all the investigations to be seen and trace their results. Note down investigation results in the investigation sheet.
•    To Document Verbal Orders correctly in clinical notes if given by consultants.
•    To respond to emergency calls and to activate code blue if any medical emergency is encountered beyond your control.
•    To 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.

III.    Discharges:
•    Prepare discharge summaries well in advance according to the policy.

IV.    Pre Surgical & Post Surgical Patients:
•    To 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. 
•    To get the PAC done. To carry out all the pre-operative orders.
•    Inform the consultant over phone during night shift about patient status who are scheduled for surgery next day.
•    To attend patients complaints. To calm the patients if they are apprehensive. Inform the consultant if needed. 

V.    General:
•    To attend camps according to the policy.
•    To work as per Policies and procedures of organization. 
•    To get the cross referral form filled abd 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.
•    To take care about completeness of records
•     To act accordingly as per communicated by hospital management team. 

VI.    Skill Sets:
•    Verbal Ability/Communication Skill: Ability to comprehend verbal instructions given by the supervisor or head of the department.
•    To give accurate and tactful explanations to patients. Problem solving/ Decision-making
•    To think independently and exercise own judgment in consensus with the supervisor.
Candidate Requirements:
•    Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision.
•    Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the Doctors and the other related departmental personnel.
•    Ability to plan & organize ones work schedule effectively.
•    Speaking and listening are essential requirements to understand and carry out the instructions given by the supervisors and other related departmental personnel.
•    Affinity to work in team.
•    Enthusiasm.
•    Open-mindedness.