DOCTOR IN CHARGE – BMC Hospitals

DOCTOR IN CHARGE

CLINICAL DIRECTOR- HARARE

Due: 03 September 2018

ROLE PROFILE

Scope of Responsibilities

As Doctor In Charge, the incumbent shall be responsible for providing leadership direction and management of the institution`s resources by making use of standard health best practices and also diagnosing illnesses, performing health assessments, run diagnostic tests, create treatment plans, prescribe medication, provide health and wellness advice to patients fundamentally with the objective of restoring patients` optimum health.

KEY RESULT AREAS

Functional Responsibilities

To accomplish the primary goal of providing care to ill, sick and injured patients as well as maintaining the health of all patients, the incumbent shall perform the following key tasks;

Assess Patients’ Conditions

Consulting and evaluating patients who have illnesses or injuries. This would involve ordering diagnostic tests and interpreting the results of these tests to determine what illness a patient has or the extent of a specific injury and discuss tests findings with patients.

Create Treatment Plans

Once a diagnosis has been made, it is the responsibility of the Medical Doctor to prescribe medication or treatment plans to address the patient’s condition. The incumbent shall determine the course of treatment, such as how much medication should be taken over a prescribed amount of time or howlong an injured limb should be rested or placed in a cast, should also arrange for as many follow-up visits as he/she deems necessary to restore the patient to full health and might also make referrals for patients whom they cannot treat and are in need of specialized care.

Organizational Team Management

• Responsible for organizing subordinates into vibrant team players
• Checking the good course of medical activities within the institution.
• Supervise, motivate and train multidisciplinary health staff in carrying out medical activities.
• Enforcing organizational SOPs and policies.
• Monitor the medical activities;
• analyze them in the context of excellent health service provision and propositions of possible evolution if necessary.
• Compile production reports for executive.

Knowledge and skills profiles

The incumbent should be analytical and detail-oriented problem solver with strong written and verbal communication skills. Should have the ability to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals as needed. Strong interpersonal skills and the desire to help others is also essential. In addition to these general skills, the Medical Doctor should possess the following skills;

Core skills

• Recognizing symptoms and signs of various illness and injuries to order appropriate tests and prescribe treatments.
• Creating care plans.
• Coordinating diagnostic tests and other services.
• Counseling patients on preventive healthcare practices
• Using electronic medical records systems
• Understanding proper format for patient note documentation
• Possessing current state licensure and medication dispensing license.
• Keep informed of latest advances in medicine and the healthcare industry

Education and Qualification

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBCHB) degree with 2 year post internship experience

Leadership Competencies

• Mentoring others – The ability to coach others and other junior staff.
• Taking Action – Capable of recognizing the need for action, considering possible risks and taking responsibility for results.
• Decision Making – Capable of making decisions timeously and taking responsibility for the consequences.
• Managing Self – Capacity to plan, organize and control own work environment by setting appropriate priorities and achieving set objectives within a given time frame.
• Customer Focus and Service delivery- The capacity to identify and respond to the internal and external needs of customers.
• Teamwork – Capacity to cooperate with others to work toward a common goal.
• Continuous Improvement – The capacity to improve systems and processes to facilitate continuous improvement.

Behavioral Competencies

• BMC Philosophy – We believe that a patient has a right to understand his / her condition and be assisted to manage it or to heal.
• We believe as medical practitioners we have to give our very best for every patient because human life is sacred.

PAY AND BENEFITS

• Competitive salary and benefits will be disclosed to successful candidates.

APPLICATION PROCESS

BMC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Interested Candidates should email a detailed CV and relevant certificates to the following emails:
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