Resident Physician

NUHS@Home; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Alexandra Hospital is seeking a Senior Resident Physician / Resident Physician to lead ward supervision and patient care. The role includes supervising House Officers and Trainees, handling referrals, and participating in rounds and teaching seminars.

The position requires basic specialist training and a recognized postgraduate qualification, with Singapore Medical Council registration and completion of housemanship and medical officer postings. On-call duties apply.

Formación

• Must have completed basic specialist training and hold a recognized postgraduate qualification.
• Must be registered with the Singapore Medical Council and completed 1 year of housemanship and 3 years as a medical officer.
• Professional license and active practicing status are required.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee the ward's day-to-day operations and patient care, including clinical management decisions.
• Supervise and teach House Officers, Medical Officers and Trainees.
• See all cold referrals not referred to a specific consultant by name and handle urgent referrals on night duty.
• Inform the on-call Consultant of difficult or complex cases admitted or referred.
• Attend ward rounds at night and during on-call periods and outside office hours as needed.
• Prepare and sign consultation letters; participate in mortals and medico-legal matters as required.
• Represent the ward or hospital at coroner’s inquests or medico-legal hearings when needed.
• Participate in departmental rounds, teaching seminars, and clinic-pathological conferences.
• In surgical disciplines, perform elective and emergency operations as permitted by senior staff; teach junior surgeons and guide Medical Officers.

Conocimientos

Ward supervision

Teaching

Clinical management

Night duty coverage

Educación

Basic specialist training

Recognized postgraduate qualification

Professional License

Descripción del empleo

Job ID: 10291

Job Function: Medical

Institution: Alexandra Hospital

Senior Resident Physician / Resident Physician Medical Overview

Resident Physicians and Senior Resident Physicians are experienced doctors with a recognized postgraduate qualification and who have completed the 3-year basic postgraduate specialist training. They are expected to undertake considerable responsibilities in addition to those of Medical and House Officers.

Job Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the following:

• Responsible for the overall supervision and day-to-day running of the wards, including patient care. Shall demonstrate good diagnostic and clinical management acumen.
• Responsible for the supervision and teaching of House Officers, Medical Officers and Trainees.
• See all cold referrals not specially referred to any consultant by name.
• Responsible for seeing urgent referrals while on night duty.
• Inform the Consultant on call of all difficult and complex cases that are admitted into the ward or referred for an opinion.
• Expected to do ward rounds at night and outside of office hours when on call and during admitting nights.
• In emergency situations and outside of office hours, Resident Physicians and Senior Resident Physicians may also oversee the write out and sign all consultation referral letters.
• Responsible for the compilation of Confidential Mortality Reports for submission to the Chairman Medical Board through the Head of Department.
• A Resident Physician or Senior Resident Physician in charge of a ward may also represent the ward or hospital at Coroner’s inquests or medico-legal hearings involving patients in his/her particular ward.
• Expected to attend and participate in all departmental ward rounds including the combined Hospital teaching seminars, clinic-pathological case conference etc.
• In surgical disciplines, Resident Physicians and Senior Resident Physicians have additional duties of carrying out elective and emergency operations to the level of complexity permitted by senior staff of the department.
• Resident Physicians and Senior Resident Physicians of surgical disciplines should teach
• Medical Officers basic operative procedures and guide them when necessary
• Resident Physicians and Senior Resident Physicians shall possess specialty knowledge and show enthusiasm in improving knowledge.
• Perform any other duties as directed by Head of Department or the Chairman Medical Board of the hospital.
• May be required to perform the duties of the next lower grade, if necessary.

Job Requirements Education, Training and Experience

• Medical staff who completed basic specialist training and have a recognized postgraduate qualification. Professional License
• Must be registered with the Singapore Medical Council, and completed 1 year of housemanship and 3 years medical officer posting