Narayana Health—Resident Medical Officer

Job description

Description: Job Purpose: To take care of new admission , shift duty, discharges, pre & post surgical patients. Job Responsibilities: - New Admission: - To attend any new patient (admission) within prescribed time frame - To examine & take a proper history of the patient (If he is in a position to give it on his own) or from his relative. - Check any previous records, if available. - Charts down all the details in the history sheet. - Inform the respective consultant about the admission follow his orders. - Instruct the nursing staff about the necessary orders to be carried out. - If there’s a transfer in-patient from the ICU. Read the transfer summary/ clinical notes carefully and act accordingly. - Inform the respective consultants whenever seems significant. - Shift Duty: - To take rounds and examine individual patients at least once in every shift and as & when needed. Inform the respective consultant/ Registrars if any new findings. - To put the notes in clinical sheet. - To enter the relevant details of each and every patient accordingly. - Attend rounds with the respective consultants and carry out the necessary changes in the order. Enter them in the treatment sheet. - Fill the Medicine Card and Non Drug Order sheet - To instruct the nursing staff about orders and follow them up - To follow up with all the investigations to be seen and trace their results. Note down investigation results in the investigation sheet. - To Document Verbal Orders correctly in clinical notes if given by consultants. - To respond to emergency calls and to activate code blue if any medical emergency is encountered beyond your control. - To identify the critical status of patient and shift him to critical care area in time. - Always contact primary consultant if found necessary at any point of time. - Discharges: - Prepare discharge summaries well in advance according to the policy. - Pre Surgical & Post Surgical Patients: - To follow pre-operative orders in the treatment sheet. To check whether the consents (Surgical, Anesthesia, etc) for the surgery has been taken from the patient. If not inform the respective person. - To get the PAC done. To carry out all the pre-operative orders. - Inform the consultant over phone during night shift about patient status who are scheduled for surgery next day. - To attend patients complaints. To calm the patients if they are apprehensive. Inform the consultant if needed. - General: - To attend camps according to the policy. - To work as per Policies and procedures of organization. - To get the cross referral form filled abd call cross consultants according to the policy. - Use capital letters for medicines (Generic Names/ Salt) and always put sign, name, date and time with every entry you make. - To take care about completeness of records - To act accordingly as per communicated by hospital management team. - Skill Sets: - Verbal Ability/Communication Skill: Ability to comprehend verbal instructions given by the supervisor or head of the department. - To give accurate and tactful explanations to patients. Problem solving/ Decision-making - To think independently and exercise own judgment in consensus with the supervisor. Candidate Requirements: - Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision. - Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the Doctors and the other related departmental personnel. - Ability to plan & organize ones work schedule effectively. - Speaking and listening are essential requirements to understand and carry out the instructions given by the supervisors and other related departmental personnel. - Affinity to work in team. - Verbal Ability/Communication Skill: Ability to comprehend verbal instructions given by the supervisor or head of the department. - To give accurate and tactful explanations to patients. Problem solving/ Decision-making - To think independently and exercise own judgment in consensus with the supervisor. - Enthusiasm. - Open-mindedness.