Job Summary

The successful candidate will assess, manage and treat patients in our Out-Patient/Emergency Department.

Main duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage common emergencies e.g. acute MI, acute asthma, multiple trauma, etc.
• Perform minor surgical procedures e.g. suturing, basic POP, I&D of abscesses, etc.
• Refer patients to Specialists where appropriate -urgent/ routine.
• Provide follow up care for patients with chronic illnesses e.g. Hypertension, Diabetes, etc.

Academic qualifications and experience required for job:

• Interview and examine patients to generate a differential diagnosis list
• Review previous notes as available
• Order appropriate investigations
• Interpret the results of these investigations
• Initiate initial management of patients
• Make further decisions regarding the patient management, i.e. admission, transfer, or treatment as an out-patient
• Refer patients to the appropriate specialty team or transfer patients in a timely manner as necessary
• If the patient is to be treated as an out-patient the Emergency Room Medical Officer must decide on the appropriate medication and the appropriate place for follow-up if necessary
• Perform minor procedures
• Generate referral letters for any patient being sent to a clinic to be reviewed

Emergent Patients:

• Decisions made in the management of these patients usually make the difference between life and death. The Emergency Room Medical Officer must therefore:
• Assess patients that enter the emergency room immediately and oversee emergency patient’s recovery
• Make the decisions to and perform the initial ABC’s of resuscitation
• Institute appropriate means of hemostasis where necessary
• Make decisions regarding the use of electrical therapy in the treatment of a cardiac arrest and carry out this function as necessary
• Decide when to and perform life-saving procedures (listed below)
• Inform the appropriate specialist service and maintain hemodynamic stability until they arrive, or patient is transferred
• Other actions/procedures as directed by the Outpatient/ Emergency Department Supervisor.

 

Procedures to be Performed by the Emergency Room Doctor:

• Insertion of intravenous cannula
• Taking of blood
• Suturing of lacerations
• Applying plaster splint
• Reduction of dislocated joints
• Reduction of simple fractures
• Emergency intubation
• Defibrillation
• Relief of tension pneumothorax and insertion of thoracostomy tubes
• Pericardiocentesis
• Cricothyroidotomy
• Catheterization
• Emergency deliveries
• Incision and drainage of simple abscesses
• Perform and interpret arterial blood gases
• Wound debridement
• Removal of foreign bodies
• ECG interpretation
• Other actions/procedures as directed by the Outpatient/ Emergency Department Supervisor

 

Administrative Duties:

• Make recommendations to the head of department regarding improved efficiency of the service
• Assist in maintaining quality of care
• Be a link between the customer (the patient) and the department head, providing the necessary feedback information on customer satisfaction, queries, and recommendations

 

Teaching and Research:

• Preparation and presentation at meetings assigned for continuing education in the department
• Providing adequate patient records

Academic qualifications and experience required for job:

• Degree in Medicine from an accredited institution
• Registered Medical Practitioner in Jamaica

• A minimum of two (2) years post SHO/internship experience
• At least two (2) years’ Emergency Room experience
• In-depth knowledge of current medical treatments and procedures.

• Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification Required

Functional skills:

• Reliable
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Exceptional time management skills.
• Great attention to detail with excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to think and act quickly in a stressful environment.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Application letter along with resume should be submitted online through the portal below as one document addressed to:

Human Resource Director
Andrews Memorial Hospital Ltd.
27 Hope Road, Kingston 10

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.