Emergency Doctor at Mediclinic

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To provide quality and safe clinical care to patients that present to the emergency centre through assessing, diagnosing, treating and  disposition according to best practice standards

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Provide quality safe clinical care  in the emergency centre
• Assist with teaching and co-ordinating clinical development programmes in the emergency centre to improve patient care
• Adhere to and to support the nursing staff in the application of triage in the emergency centre
• Actively participate in company strategies e.g. PatientsFirst@Mediclinic
• Partake in emergency centre quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives to ensure safe, quality patient care is delivered at all times
• Maintain a minimum standard of emergency medical care knowledge and expertise at all times

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:  MB BCh/MB ChB

DESIRED EDUCATION:  Dip PEC, MPhil

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Completion of internship and community service years

DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Previous work experience post community service year in emergency centre in private / public hospital

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974
• Children’s Act No. 38 of 2005
• HPCSA Regulations and Guidelines on Ethical rules, regulations and policy guidelines
• Advanced Trauma life Support
• South African Triage Scale
• Advanced Paediatric Life Support
• The Charter of the Public and Private Health Sectors of the Republic of South Africa
• Private healthcare industry knowledge
• Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Children’s Amendment Act No. 41 of 2007
• Basic Life Support
• National Health Act No.61 of 2003
• The Patients’ Right Charter