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The National Medical Doctor is responsible for overall patient care including promotion of the health and safety of patients by conducting thorough triage, careful history taking, physical examination, essential laboratory/radiology investigations, diagnoses, treatment, and referral as well as education of patients and their care giver.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
The National Medical Doctor is responsible for overall patient care including promotion of the health and safety of patients by conducting thorough triage, careful history taking, physical examination, essential laboratory/radiology investigations, diagnoses, treatment, and referral as well as education of patients and their care giver.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Provide high quality clinical care to patients based on history, appropriate physical exam, available laboratory, imaging tests, and formulary for treatment of acute and chronic conditions.
- Based on the area of assignment, conduct daily rounds on patients, initiate case discussions, monitor and document patient progress with any changes in management and prognosis and ensure adequate handover in case physicians' responsibilities are assigned to an inpatient facility.
- Advise if further testing and/or advanced care is required and initiate the referral process.
- Initiate regular case discussions as part of hands-on training.
- Identify gaps in staff training and provide didactic and/or hands-on training as needed.
- Advocate to supervisors for other necessary training of the team staff working and provide necessary training.
- Utilize given data collection tools and provide training to other staff as needed.
- Collect and analyze medical service data to monitor and improve the quality of care for patients and services.
- Ensure standard precautions of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures are always implemented and adhered to as per MoH and international standards.
- When applicable, participate in a 24-hour health service delivery system at the clinic/facility/hospital as per shift schedules.
- Adhere to international protocols and standards related to patient assessment, diagnostic and medical prescription of drugs.
- Manage and supervise other clinical staff as directed by supervisor; participate in hiring process if needed.
- Provide health education to patients and community members concerning their diagnoses, healthy diets, physical activity, hygiene promotion, and disease prevention (such as need for vaccination, smoking cessation, etc.)
- Adhere to administrative directives with regards to work schedules, record keeping, patient communications, re-stocking of essential drugs, consumables, and other medical supplies.
- Always maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
- Immediately report any violation of IMC Code of Conduct, including patient safeguarding.
- Conduct outreach health services in case assigned by the supervisor.
- Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily comprehensive.
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