Emergency Doctor

Mediclinic; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare services group is seeking a medical professional to deliver quality clinical care in the emergency center. Responsibilities include assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients while adhering to best practice standards. Candidates should have an MB BCh/MB ChB and be ready to engage in ongoing medical education and teamwork. Experience in emergency care, along with knowledge of healthcare regulations, is essential. This role is located in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide quality safe clinical care in the emergency centre.
• Assist with teaching and co‑ordinating clinical development programmes.
• Support nursing staff in triage application.

Skills

Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974

Children's Act No. 38 of 2005

HPCSA Regulations and Guidelines

Advanced Trauma Life Support

South African Triage Scale

Advanced Paediatric Life Support

Private healthcare industry knowledge

Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Basic Life Support

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‑oriented, 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 co‑ordinating 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 or 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