Senior Resident Physician / Resident Physician (SACH - Inpatient)

St. Andrew's Community Hospital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare institution in Singapore seeks a dedicated medical professional to provide high standards of medical care and participate in teaching activities. The candidate will carry out clinical rounds, manage patient admissions, perform medical procedures, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. A recognized medical degree and at least 2 years post qualification experience is required. Integrity and interpersonal skills are essential for the role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
• Experience and passion in clinical work.
• Integrity, high motivation, and good interpersonal relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of medical care.
• Carry out daily clinical rounds and investigations.
• Attend to new admissions with comprehensive history and examinations.
• Perform clinical procedures like suturing and venepuncture.
• Participate in multidisciplinary care and discharge planning.
• Attend to emergencies and manage handover.

Skills

Clinical care

Interpersonal skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Medical degree recognized by the Singapore Medical Council

Basic Post-graduate medical degree

Job description

Job Summary

• Provide a high standard of medical care and be part of the teaching faculty of the hospital.

Professional Medical Duties

• Carry out daily clinical rounds, clinics or visits in assigned area/s by reviewing patients’ condition and ordering treatment and investigations as required.

• Attend to new admissions or referrals by reviewing patients’ referral notes, taking a comprehensive history, performing physical examinations and interviewing family members (as appropriate).

• Carry out rounds with visiting consultants, and to consider/carry out their recommendations as appropriate.

• Perform clinical procedures e.g. suturing, venepuncture, setting up IV lines, catheterization.

• Participate in Patient Care Conference (also known as multidisciplinary meetings), and contribute to the multidisciplinary care and/or discharge planning of patients. This may include screening and referring patients to other services such as specialist, senior care centres, day rehabilitation centres, Home Nursing Services and/or Home Medical Services.

• Attend to emergencies in the assigned area/s.

• Do exit rounds (in-patient setting) and to hand over to the doctor on-call.

• Do 1st Line on-call (sleep-in) or stay-out calls as scheduled.

Secondary Duties

• Cover the duties of the other doctors when on night duty, and during their leave.

• Keep abreast of development in medical practices.

• Participate and contribute towards teaching and training sessions.

• Participate in research work under the supervision of senior doctors.

• Participate in committee work, project(s) as directed by the Medical Director.

Qualification

• Medical degree that is recognized by the Singapore Medical Council.

• Basic Post-graduate medical degree acceptable as specialist qualification, e.g. Member of Royal College of Physician and Masters in Family Medicine.

• A minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.

• Has experience and passion in clinical work. Is a person of integrity, highly motivated and able to maintain good interpersonal relationships and work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.