Medical Officer - Cancercare SA

Job Summary

Take workload 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 an oncologist for treatment decision

Chemotherapy follow-ups

• History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of Action (Profdoc)
• Prescription
• Treatment in chemo room 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 an oncologist (per request)
• Inform the 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-minute 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

Required minimum education:

• MBChB or equivalent

Required minimum experience:

• 3 years of work experience

Required minimum work-related experience:

• To be evaluated on an individual basis