Medical Officer at Sigma Consulting Group

Sigma is a leading strategic talent and business advisory firm specialized in driving enterprise transformation outcomes across recruitment architecture, cultural integration, capability building, and operational enhancement. For over a decade, Sigma consultants have combined analytical prowess with transformational outcomes creating breakthrough growth for organizations globally. Our team leverages integrated technologies and proprietary HR datasets providing organizations access to the business intelligence foundations, operational bandwidth and specialized skills required activating resilient, sustained ascent.

It begins by intimately understanding unique imperatives and aspirations. Aligned capability enhancement, possibility revelation and executable planning follows. We embed until ambitions become reality through the tailored recruiting, change adoption, system optimization, and execution discipline the specific situation requires. Rather than reactive solutions, Sigma delivers proactive, preemptory elevation of client potential - building the organizational foundation onto which resilient workforces confidently innovate and expand regardless of complexity or uncertainty.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Officer

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: Head of Clinical
Job Relationships: Patients, Parents, Nurses, Pediatricians, Consultants, Pharmacy, Laboratory

Role Definition

• The Medical Officer is responsible for consulting and examining patients, making diagnoses, conducting investigations, and providing appropriate treatment.
• This role requires strong clinical judgment, efficient use of resources, and effective collaboration within the healthcare team.

Job Description

• Take patients' medical history.
• Conduct thorough physical examinations.
• Make accurate diagnoses based on history and physical exams.
• Prescribe and manage antibiotics judiciously.
• Order and interpret laboratory tests appropriately.
• Demonstrate the ability to make clinical judgments.
• Utilize available resources efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Handle emergency medical situations alongside other medical officers to ensure patient safety and security, with proper documentation of electronic health records.
• Document patient records accurately on the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
• Ensure proper follow-up of patient results and reviews.
• Initiate and actively participate in quality improvement measures.
• Perform other functions as assigned by the Head of Clinical.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

• Proficiency in laceration repairs.
• Consistent adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and processes.
• Well-documented EMR notes on patients.
• Successful follow-up of clients.
• Completion of discharge summaries.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Writing comprehensive care plans in the EMR.
• Conducting and documenting thorough physical exams, including allergy status.
• Providing follow-up or return visits.

Requirements

• Medical degree and current practicing license.
• 2 - 4 years relevant work experience.
• Proven experience as a Medical Officer.
• Strong knowledge of emergency medical procedures.
• Familiarity with Electronic Medical Record systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Job Competencies / Skills Requirements:

• Proficient in suturing repairs.
• Competent in the insertion of peripheral lines.
• Capable of conducting developmental assessments of well children.
• Adherence to laid-down protocols in disease management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Salary
N250,000 - N300,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.