Consultant

Narayana Health; Jamshedpur; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Narayana Health in Jamshedpur is seeking an ED professional to provide prompt, on-site medical support and deliver qualitative care to patients presenting at the emergency department.

You will supervise medical officers and nursing staff, assign duties, attend rounds with consultants, document histories and orders, manage admissions and critical care transfers, and ensure records are complete according to hospital policy.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt, adequate and qualitative care of patients coming to Emergency Department.
• Supervise and ensure M.O. & Nursing staff duties to maintain smooth patient flow.
• Attend to new admissions immediately and obtain proper patient history.
• Discuss with consultants on call and follow orders; instruct nursing staff accordingly.
• Attend rounds with consultants and update treatment orders and records.
• Document all investigations, results, and verbal orders accurately in clinical notes.
• Identify critical status and transfer patient to appropriate care area as needed.
• Maintain comprehensive records and comply with hospital policies and processes.

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

• Responsible for prompt, adequate and qualitative care of the patients coming to E/D.
• Responsible to provide a continuous, on site medical support service to meet the need of patient.
• Responsible for delegation of duties to medical officers & nursing staff working in department.
• To encourage & organize proper patient care and ensure all staff are adhere to organizational policies & processes.
• To maintain & upgrade the recorded & Register of E/D.
• Supervise and ensure M.O. & Nursing staff:
• To attend any new patient (admission) immediately
• To examine & take a proper history of the patient (If he is in a position to give it on his own) or from his relative.
• Check any previous records, if available.
• Charts down all the details in the history sheet.
• Let the point or his relative go through all the details and take his signature on the history sheet for MLC Cases.
• Discuss with respective consultant on call about the admission & follow his orders.
• Instruct the nursing staff about the necessary orders to be carried out.
• Inform the respective consultants whenever seems significant.
• Attend rounds with the respective consultants and carry out the necessary changes in the order. Enter them in the treatment sheet.
• Fill the Medicine Card and Non Drug Order sheet
• To follow up with all the investigations to be seen and trace their results.
• Note down investigation results in the investigation sheet.
• To Document Verbal Orders correctly in clinical notes if given by consultants.
• To activate code blue if any medical emergency is encountered beyond your control.
• To identify the critical status of patient and shift him to critical care area in time.
• Always contact primary consultant if found necessary at any point of time.
• Medico Legal Case/Brought in Death:
• Identify the MLC/BID
• Proper police information as per need of the case.
• To get the assessment sheet consultant order,pre operation order, treatment sheet dully filled by M.O.
• Conduct supervisory round of patient labeled as MLC and ensure safe disposal of records/document.
• Investigating complaints, proper recording and recommendation for disciplinary action.
• Conduct training session/work assign by DMS/MS.
• To create a team of staff for the benefit and welfare patient and smooth functioning of the department.
• General:
• To attend camps according to the policy.
• To work as per Policies and procedures of organization.
• To get the cross referral form filled and call cross consultants according to the policy.
• Use capital letters for medicines (Generic Names/ Salt) and always put sign, name, date and time with every entry you make.
• To take care about completeness of records
• To participate in quality improvement programs and training sessions
• To act accordingly as per communicated by hospital management team.
• In-Service Education & Promotion of Organization:
• Promote patient care by liaisoning with all departments.
• Participate in the in-service education program, inclusive of CPR, Health & Safety Training and Fire.
• Ensure medical competence by continual professional development and reading of current medical journals.
• Promote the centre by showing empathy and compassion to patients, their families and friends.

Promote the centre by demonstrating a customer -focused approach at all times to patients, consultants and staff.