Emergency Doctor

Mediclinic; Milnerton; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Milnerton seeks an experienced medical professional to deliver quality clinical care in the emergency centre. The role demands a medical degree (MB BCh/MB ChB) and relevant experience, including familiarity with essential guidelines and practices. Applicants should have completed their internship and community service, with a focus on advancing patient care through quality assurance initiatives. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in emergency healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Completion of internship and community service years required.
• Previous work experience in emergency centre desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality safe clinical care in the emergency centre.
• Assist with teaching and coordinating clinical development programmes.
• Adhere to triage application in the emergency centre.

Skills

Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974

Advanced Trauma Life Support

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Basic Life Support

Private healthcare industry knowledge

South African Triage Scale

Education

MB BCh/MB ChB

Dip PEC

MPhil

Job description

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates.

The Group is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.

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 coordinating clinical development programmes in the emergency centre to improve patient care.
• Adhere to and 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