Medical Officer / Medical Doctor at Chiron Hospital - ICU & Surgical Centre

Chiron Hospital and Specialist Clinics is a multi-specialty, tertiary care hospital in the Heart of Lagos. From preventive care to mother and child services to chronic disease management and mental health support, we are always looking out for our patients. In emerging cities, we are bridging the gap between good healthcare and patients. We are patient-centric and quality-obsessed.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Officer / Medical Doctor

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Medical Officer will carry out a variety of capabilities together with however not restricted to; preliminary historical past taking, scientific assessments, analysis, remedy, and analysis of care and assist the surgeon in surgical procedures.
• S/he should reveal essential pondering within the scientific decision-making course of, particularly in assessing and diagnosing sufferers, resulting in the supply of protected look after all sufferers.
• The profitable candidate will work collaboratively with the healthcare staff and the Management Team to fulfill the wants of the sufferers, supporting the supply of coverage and procedures.
• S/he can have a supervisory position throughout the hospital and make sure that insurance policies and procedures are upheld.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Tasks:

• Participate in all remedy and preventative healthcare companies as delegated and agreed by the supervising Practice Manager(s).
• Consult, advocate and clarify applicable diagnostic assessments and remedy.
• Request and interpret the outcomes of laboratory investigations when vital.
• Perform specialised diagnostic bodily exams and remedy procedures.
• Conduct phone consultations which can contain discussing outcomes and implications of laboratory investigations with sufferers in addition to dealing appropriately with routine and emergency complaints.
• Order laboratory assessments as required and agreed below supervising Medical Director.
• Participate absolutely within the clinicians’ obligation rota together with the availability of house visits when applicable.
• Give scientific directions to the nursing employees and different scientific care groups as required.
• Communicate when vital with colleagues in Clinical care and hospital specialists with the intention to focus on or refer particular sufferers, plan and coordinate actions, or alternate data with the intention to enhance the standard of affected person care.

Administrative / Training:

• Assist in scientific instruction and supervision of medical and nursing employees in addition to different interns/scholar docs which will periodically be connected to the clinics, together with the tutorial growth and mentoring of those people.
• Support scientific analysis and efforts inside Chiron resulting in the publication of papers
• Attend common academic conferences organized by the apply with the intention to replace scientific information, apply coverage, and pointers, and disseminate different helpful data related to the availability of enough healthcare for sufferers with the intention to focus on in a bid to be taught from the latest vital occasions regarding scientific apply occurring throughout the clinics.
• Send and obtain written data on behalf of the clinic relating to issues of insurance coverage and different points regarding the bodily and social welfare of sufferers.

Professional Development:

• Chiron requires all employees to maintain their information and expertise updated
• S/he’s anticipated to proceed to be taught all through their profession at LECC via persevering with skilled growth (CPD). The skilled physique regarding specialist areas can have data on the kind of CPD to be carried out and the way a lot needs to be accomplished annually.

Key Areas of Note:

• Ensure persevering with schooling, coaching, and growth is undertaken to fulfill scientific governance pointers for Continuing Professional Development and a Personal Development Plan.
• Provide literature critiques and the like; assess, analyze, and decide the importance of quite a lot of diagnostics take a look at outcomes

Work Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in Medicine - Minimum qualification of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in any Global, National, or State acknowledged University and conforming to the rules as set out by the Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria.
• Up-to-date registration and license from the MDCN.

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Computer literacy
• Theater Experience.
• Excellent Communication
• Working Under Pressure
• Humane, Empathetic, and Supportive Bedside Manner
• Leadership and Teamwork
• Problem fixing and Initiative
• Time Management and Organization
• Attention to Detail.

Salary & Benefits

• The competitive wage scale is primarily based on enhancements from the CONMESS and CONHESS wage buildings in addition to surveys from prime personal hospitals in Nigeria.
• Health Insurance
• Pension
• Annual Leave

Application Closing Date
30th July, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.