Cancercare SA Healthcare Jobs in Western Cape
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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
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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
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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
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