Medical Officer

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Unique Personnel Full time

Job Number

  • 71774

Job Type

  • Permanent

Job Title

  • Medical Officer

Computer Skills

  • Ms Office

Industry

  • Medical Practice

City

  • Cape Town

Province

  • Western Cape
  • Take work load off oncologists, creating capacity. Patient care.
  • Routine followups; Chemotherapy followups; 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 needs 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 followups
  • History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
  • Prescription
  • SD/NAD > relevant tests, F/U
  • PD > refer to oncologist for treatmet decision


 Chemotherapy followups
  • History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
  • Prescription
  • Treatment in chemoroom 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 oncologist (per request)
  • Inform oncologist of abnormal results
  • Treatment decision made
  • Followup appointment made


 Administration
  • Life insurance forms
  • Medical boarding forms
  • Hospice referrals
  • Specialist referrals
  • Letters to referring doctors
  • Oxygen orders
  • Blood slips
  • Scan and xray 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 min 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
    Inherent Requirements
  • Required minimum education:
  • MBChB or equivalent
  • Required minimum experience:
  • 3 years work experience
  • Required minimum workrelated experience:
  • To be evaluated on an individual basis

What Qualification

  • MBChB or equivalent

Minimum Qualification

  • Bachelors

Status

  • Available

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