Critical Care

1. Accountable and resilient and Ability to work as part of a team.

2. Commitment to delivering a high level of customer service.

3. Ability to work under pressure.

4. Flexibility to respond to a variety of emergency situations.

5. Able to work accurately with an eye for detail.

JOB PURPOSE:

1. To be part of a team providing 24 hour medical cover and immediate first line resuscitation to any hospital patient, visitor or staff member as required.

2. To assist in the management of patients and provide back-up support to the consultant. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

3. Professional approach to be adapted with all patients, staff and visitors.

4. To provide medical cover, routine and emergency, during hours of duty and work in conjunction with the other specialties to serve the institute.

5. To be able to perform procedures like Central line, IV Channelization, Intubation etc.

6. To be able to operate instruments like Ventilator.

7. Following all Clinical safety, hygiene, infection control protocols (eg wearing gloves when required, aprons, maintaining hand hygiene, etc.).

8. To be available to monitor patients as and when required or when requested.

9. Required to identify the complex health problems of the patients and report immediately to the concerned doctor.

10. Supervise daily clinical management of all patients under the guidance of Consultants.

11. Should be able to prescribe pain management medicines.

12. Effective communication with patients, family, colleagues and other health care workers.

13. Treatment sheets to be complete with diagnosis (capital letters). Each treatment sheet should be dated, named and signed by the writing doctor. Doctors should refer to the progress notes while writing treatment sheets.

14. To assist the Consultants for rounds apart from taking independent rounds themselves and should follow up the patients for any further care (change in plan of Treatment).

15. Required to accompany Consultants for rounds and taking notes as required.

16. Preparing the discharge summary.

17. Being responsible for assessment of the new patients admitted.

18. Required to follow the on-call and duty rota based on the departments requirement.

19. To be part of the Quality Improvement Initiative and protocols of the organization.