Medical Officer

Cancercare Sa; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A health care provider in South Africa is seeking a Medical Officer to join their team. The role involves patient care, administering treatment plans, managing routine check-ups, and coordinating with oncologists. Ideal candidates will have a medical degree and strong interpersonal skills to ensure ethical and compassionate service delivery. This is a contract position at a mid-senior level.

Qualifications

• Successful candidates must deliver patient care according to set standards.
• Expected to conduct routine follow-ups and manage emergencies effectively.
• Maintain compassion, accountability, respect, and ethics in all interactions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine patient follow-ups and chemotherapy checks.
• Manage emergencies and unscheduled patients effectively.
• Coordinate with oncologists and other departments as necessary.
• Administer life insurance forms and patient referrals.

Skills

Patient care

Administration

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Medical degree

Job description

Join to apply for the Medical Officer role at Cancercare SA.

Take work load off oncologists, creating capacity.

Patient care

Routine follow-ups; Chemotherapy follow-ups; Radiotherapy treatment checks; Emergencies; Unscheduled patients; Ward rounds; After hours call; Special investigations; Administration; Meetings; Academic presentation; CPD points; Staff medicals if required.

Interpersonal Factor

As a professional all services delivered needs to be in line with the Cancercare Values, of CARE.

Each task needs to be consistently executed whilst at all times displaying a positive influence on all stakeholders and within the general working environment.

It is expected from the employee to deliver all the tasks reflecting a willingness to operate outside the scope of the job description as per operational requirements.

The factors below cannot therefore be reviewed and assessed in isolation.

To display the company values : C - Compassion, A - Accountability, R - Respect, E - Ethics (CARE).

Routine follow-ups

History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)

Prescription

SD / NAD >

relevant tests, F / U

PD >

refer to oncologist for treatmet decision

Chemotherapy Follow-ups

History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)

Prescription

Treatment in chemoroom or treatment delay, cessation

Radiotherapy Treatment Checks

History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)

Prescription

Treatment on Linac or treatment delay, cessation

Emergencies

Immediate examination and resuscitation

Possible referral for admission

Ambulance

Immediate resuscitation

Unscheduled patients

History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)

Admission >

Tests

Tests >

Prescription

Appropriate treatment

Ward rounds

History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)

Prescription in ward

Treatment in ward (supportive / palliative / optimising for treatment)

After hours call

Answer after hour call

Arrange admission

See emergencies at casualty or in the ward

Appropriate treatment

Special investigations

Check and sign all results send to oncologist (per request)

Inform oncologist of abnormal results

Treatment decision made

Follow-up appointment made

Administration

Life insurance forms

Medical boarding forms

Hospice referrals

Specialist referrals

Letters to referring doctors

Oxygen orders

Blood slips

Scan and x-ray requests

Phone calls

Patient satisfaction

Increase referrals

Improve communication

Readily available information

Meetings

Different departments communicate

Dates given through

Improve workflow

Improve interrelations

Academic presentations

30 min presentation per year

Improve knowledge

CPD points

Attend CPD functions to acquire sufficient points per year

Have 30 CPD points at any given time in a rolling 12 month cycle, 5 of which must be ethics

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care