Emergency Doctor
Mediclinic Panorama | Panorama, Cape Town | South Africa
Closing date: 19/11/2024
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Philippa Vanda Botha
Reference number: 55675
Workplace Type: On-site
Fixed Term
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
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
All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
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