Consultant_Associate Consultant - Critical Care

Required Qualification

MBBS + MD/DNB/Diploma Medicine/Chest/Anesthesia

Experience - 5-8 Years

JOB DUTIES:

• Take a detailed History and perform a physical examination of each new admission.
• Document findings in the medical record. To fill up admission history and physical assessment form of each new admission.
• Prescribe drugs and treatment.
• Initiate discharge plan on day 1 and review daily with the intensives and the consultant.
• Review each patient at least twice in each duty and as requested by patient or nursing staff.
• Complete variance notes daily and fill up investigations chart.
• Liaise with Consultant.
• Counsel patients and relatives.
• Complete consultation requests for other medical specialties.
• Carry out procedures within capabilities eg CVC line insertion, endo tracheal intubations.
• Prepare discharge summary/transfer summary.
• Telephone Consultant on discharge or death.
• Complete death certificate or refer to Coroner as per Coroners advice.
• Complete notifiable disease forms and adverse drug reaction reports.
• Explain procedure to patient and obtain written consent.
• Participate in unit and Hospital meetings, clinical review, and pathology/radiology meetings.
• Attend training lectures.
• Complete procedural details and details regarding case management.
• Participate in peer review and quality improvement activities/seminars.
• Be easily contactable, and able to return promptly to hospital when on call.
• Assist in providing cover for unexpected absence.
• Participate regularly in performance management.
• Should be well verse with certain procedures like endotracheal intubation, central line insertion- internal jugular, subclavian; lumbar puncture, arterial line insertion.
• Should be well verse with ventillatory management of the patient.

Technical Skill:

• Should have undergone all the mandatory training programmes (BLS, ACLS, ATLS)
• Analytical Skill
• Verbal Ability/Communication Skill.
• Problem Solving/Decision Making

Other Skill:

• Alert/Promptness
• Presence of mind
• Emotional maturity