Overview
Emergency Doctor Jobs in Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa at Mediclinic
Title: Emergency Doctor
Company: Mediclinic
Location: Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, 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 the Group 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
Provide quality safe clinical care in the emergency centre
Assist with teaching and co-ordinating clinical development programmes in the emergency centre to improve patient care
Adhere to and to support the nursing staff in the application of triage in the emergency centre
Actively participate in company strategies e.g. PatientsFirst@Mediclinic
Partake in emergency centre quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives to ensure safe, quality patient care is delivered at all times
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
Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974
Children’s Act No. 38 of 2005
HPCSA Regulations and Guidelines on Ethical rules, regulations and policy guidelines
Advanced Trauma life Support
South African Triage Scale
Advanced Paediatric Life Support
The Charter of the Public and Private Health Sectors of the Republic of South Africa
Private healthcare industry knowledge
Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Children’s Amendment Act No. 41 of 2007
Basic Life Support
National Health Act No.61 of 2003
The Patients’ Rights Charter
