Emergency Doctor

Mediclinic Limpopo; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Polokwane seeks a qualified clinician to deliver quality emergency care. The role requires an MB BCh / MB ChB degree and experience in an emergency setting. Responsibilities include providing clinical care, supporting nursing staff, and participating in quality improvement initiatives within the emergency centre.

Qualifications

• Completion of internship and community service years is essential.
• Previous experience in an emergency centre preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Health Professions Act No. 56 of 2004

Children's Act No. 38 of 2005

HPCSA Regulations and Guidelines

Advanced Trauma Life Support

South African Triage Scale

Advanced Paediatric Life Support

Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Basic Life Support

National Health Act No. 61 of 2003

Education

MB BCh / MB ChB

Dip PEC, MPhil

Job description

Main Purpose of the 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 Responsibilities

• 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 nursing staff in the application of triage in the emergency centre.
• Actively participate in company strategies such as 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

• MB BCh / MB ChB (essential).
• Dip PEC, MPhil (desired).

Required Experience

• Completion of internship and community service years (essential).
• Previous work experience post community service year in emergency centre in private or public hospital (desired).

Required Job Skills and Knowledge

• Health Professions Act No. 56 of 2004.
• 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 2010.
• Basic Life Support.
• National Health Act No. 61 of 2003.
• The Patients' Rights Charter.