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' Rights Charter

Closing date: 10/09/2025