Medical Officer - Clinix Health Group

Job Description

To support hospital management and the clinical team in providing quality health and maintaining high care standards in the facility.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to efficient hospital management by providing medical and clinical advisory services
• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery
• Show up as a team player and contribute to building and maintaining a capable and high maintaining team
• Manage the financial integrity of the area of responsibility
• Manage reporting, risk and governance
• Provide support to Hospital management to ensure the efficient standard of patient care and services is maintained.
• Support the aims and objectives of CHG with regards to the standard of patient care.
• Management of patients admitted in wards on behalf of the admitting specialist including ICU and assisting surgeons in theatre and doing calls in the Emergency Unit/ Casualty when required.
• Ensure the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of medical services.
• Ability to deal with all medical emergencies.
• Assist with Clinical audits.
• Participate in continuous professional development.
• Develop and maintain effective communication with specialists in the hospital.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• MBChB/MBBCh or equivalent Degree.
• Registration with HPCSA as a medical practitioner in Independent Practice.
• 5 years post registration in  Independent Practice with the HPCSA.
• Minimum 5 years experience as a Medical Officer in a health facility after Community Service.
• Sound knowledge of Medical Ethics.
• Sound clinical knowledge about the practice of medicine as a general practitioner.
• A Certificate qualification in all or any of the following ACLS, APLS or ATLS will be an added advantage.