Medical Officer

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 need 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 treatment 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 sent 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.