Emergency Doctor

Mediclinic; Worcester; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic offers an opportunity to provide high‑quality clinical care in a busy emergency centre. You will assess, diagnose, treat, and disposition patients based on best practice standards within a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires MB BCh/MB ChB with internship and community service; prior emergency centre experience is preferred. You will work to uphold patient safety and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• MB BCh/MB ChB degree required.
• Internship and community service completed.
• Experience in emergency centre preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality safe clinical care in the emergency centre.
• Assist with teaching and coordinating clinical development programmes.
• Adhere to triage procedures in the emergency centre.
• Support Nurses and contribute to PatientsFirst@Mediclinic initiatives.
• Participate in quality improvement and assurance activities.
• Maintain current knowledge of emergency medical care standards.

Skills

Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974

Children's Act No. 38 of 2005

HPCSA Regulations

Advanced Trauma Life Support

South African Triage Scale

Advanced Paediatric Life Support

National Health Act No.61 of 2003

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Children's Amendment Act No. 41 of 200

Basic Life Support

The Patients' Rights Charter

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 co-ordinating clinical development programmes in the emergency centre to improve patient care
• Adhere to and to 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