Emergency Doctor

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa, 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 it 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

1. Provide quality safe clinical care in the emergency centre.
2. Assist with teaching and coordinating clinical development programmes in the emergency centre to improve patient care.
3. Adhere to and support the nursing staff in the application of triage in the emergency centre.
4. Actively participate in company strategies, e.g., emergency centre quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives to ensure safe, quality patient care is delivered at all times.
5. 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

1. Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974
2. Children's Act No. 38 of 2005
3. HPCSA Regulations and Guidelines on Ethical rules, regulations, and policy guidelines
4. Advanced Trauma Life Support
5. South African Triage Scale
6. Advanced Paediatric Life Support
7. The Charter of the Public and Private Health Sectors of the Republic of South Africa
8. Private healthcare industry knowledge
9. Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002
10. Advanced Cardiac Life Support
11. Children's Amendment Act No. 41 of 2007
12. Basic Life Support
13. National Health Act No. 61 of 2003
14. The Patients' Rights Charter