Clinical Associate

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Clinical Responsibility :
• To perform procedures independently as per privileges bestowed upon him or her as per hospital policy.
• To conduct in-patient round independently and with the respective junior consultants, and duty medical officers.
• To mention post-operative plan of care in the medical record.
• To supervise registrars and ensure that they discharge their duties in an effective and efficient manner.
• To verify the examination findings & medication orders written by the junior consultants and registrar.
• To impart relevant patient education as and when required.
• To mention date, time, name and signature against all entries in the medical record.
• To countersign any verbal order given to DMOs, junior consultants and registrars as and when needed.
• To prepare the ITU rota in coordination with the registrar on call.
• To take part in the patient management in the intensive care unit and hasten recovery and take steps to reduce ITU/Step down ICU/Hospital stay.
• To attend to patient’s complaints reported by the registrars or nursing staff as & when required.
• To give orders for discharge as per the patients conditions & intimate the registrar / resident to do the needful.
• To attend to all emergencies while on call.
• To impart training to the residents & registrars.
• To abide by the policies & procedures of the Hospital.
• To help ensure compliance with Quality standards & closure of the non-conformities.
• Research :
• Conduct medical research to aid in controlling and curing disease, to investigate new medications, and to develop and test new medical techniques.
• To be a thesis guide for fellows, residents and PhD candidates.
• Administrative:
• Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians and other health care providers.
• Inform students and staff of types and methods of Cardiac Intervention administration, signs of complications, and emergency methods to counteract reactions.
• Manage Cardiac Services, coordinate with other medical activities and formulate plans and procedures.
• Teaching:
• Must take part in the ongoing teaching activities.
• Organize workshops, seminars, conferences at local, regional and national level