Medical Officer at the Lagos Executive Cardiovascular Clinic (LECC)

Lagos Executive Cardiovascular Clinic (LECC) is a multidisciplinary cardiovascular and cardiac rehabilitation 24/7 facility cantered on the remedy and administration of cardiovascular ailments and set off ailments utilizing each invasive and non-invasive procedures, in addition to preventive cardiology.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Officer

Location: Lagos
Department: Clinicals
Reports to: CMD & COO

Summary of Job

• The Medical Officer will carry out a variety of capabilities together with however not restricted to; preliminary historical past taking, scientific assessments, analysis, remedy, and analysis of care.
• S/he should reveal essential pondering within the scientific decision-making course of, particularly in assessing and diagnosing sufferers, resulting in the supply of protected look after all sufferers.
• The profitable candidate will work collaboratively with the healthcare staff and the Management Team to fulfil the wants of the sufferers, supporting the supply of coverage and procedures.
• S/he can have a supervisory position throughout the hospital and make sure that insurance policies and procedures are upheld.
• The Medical Officer may also assessment and act appropriately on blood outcomes and referrals/correspondence relating to sufferers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To carry out this position efficiently, the Medical Doctor will carry out the next duties in relation to all clinics which can embody however aren’t restricted to:

Clinical Tasks:

• Participate in all remedy and preventative healthcare companies as delegated and agreed by the supervising Practice Manager(s).
• Provide direct scientific care to sufferers utilizing established scientific pointers.
• Interview sufferers, take medical histories, carry out bodily examinations, analyze, diagnose and clarify medical issues throughout surgical procedure consultations and residential visits.
• Consult, advocate and clarify applicable diagnostic assessments and remedy.
• Request and interpret the outcomes of laboratory investigations when vital.
• Perform specialised diagnostic bodily exams and remedy procedures.
• Instruct and educate sufferers in preventative well being care.
• Conduct phone consultations which can contain discussing outcomes and implications of laboratory investigations with sufferers in addition to dealing appropriately with routine and emergency complaints.
• Order laboratory assessments as required and agreed below supervising Medical Director.
• Fully doc all facets of affected person care and full all required paperwork for authorized and administrative functions.
• Contribute to scientific growth by creating a particular curiosity and assist set up applicable techniques to handle frequent power medical situations, guaranteeing compliance with accredited commonplace remedy pointers.
• Participate absolutely within the clinicians’ obligation rota together with the availability of house visits when applicable.
• Oversight of medical doctors actions together with however not restricted to assessing the appropriateness of affected person administration, selections on referral, and assessment of medical charts
• Formulate analysis and remedy plans, in session with or referring to Supervising physician(s) as applicable.
• Give scientific directions to the nursing employees and different scientific care groups as required.
• Communicate when vital with colleagues in Clinical care and hospital specialists with the intention to focus on or refer particular sufferers, plan and coordinate actions, or alternate data with the intention to enhance the standard of affected person care.

Administrative/Training:

• Assist in scientific instruction and supervision of medical and nursing employees in addition to different interns/scholar docs which will periodically be connected to the clinics, together with the tutorial growth and mentoring of those people.
• Support scientific analysis and efforts inside LECC resulting in the publication of papers
• Attend common academic conferences organized by the apply with the intention to replace scientific information, apply coverage, and pointers and disseminate different helpful data related to the availability of enough healthcare for sufferers with the intention to focus on in a bid to be taught from latest vital occasions regarding scientific apply occurring throughout the clinics.
• Regularly replicate on personal apply (and hold a document of studying encounters) with the intention to establish studying wants and encourage self-directed lifelong studying and continued skilled growth.
• Send and obtain written data on behalf of the clinic relating to issues of insurance coverage and different points regarding the bodily and social welfare of sufferers.

Professional Development:

• LECC requires all employees to maintain their information and expertise updated
• S/he’s anticipated to proceed to be taught all through their profession at LECC via persevering with skilled growth (CPD). The skilled physique regarding specialist areas can have data on the kind of CPD to be carried out and the way a lot needs to be accomplished annually.

Key Areas of Note 

• Ensure persevering with schooling, coaching, and growth is undertaken to fulfil scientific governance pointers for Continuing Professional Development and a Personal Development Plan.
• Keep updated with related medical analysis, expertise, and evidence-based medical apply by attending persevering with schooling programs {and professional} conferences, studying journals, and so on.
• Perform quite a lot of analysis and evaluation duties related to enhancement of scientific care, medical analysis, and remedy the place applicable.
• Audit of scientific apply and assessment of related literature.
• Research uncommon signs and remedy choices, via session with physicians and different medical specialists.
• Provide literature critiques and the like; assessment, analyze and decide the importance of quite a lot of diagnostic take a look at outcomes

Work Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in Medicine – Minimum qualification of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in any Global, National or State acknowledged University and conforming to the rules as set out by the Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria.
• Minimum of 1-year expertise as a physician in a scientific setting.
• Up-to-date registration and license from the MDCN.

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Computer literacy
• Excellent Communication
• Working Under Pressure
• Humane, Empathetic, and Supportive Bedside Manner
• Leadership and Teamwork
• Problem fixing and Initiative
• Time Management and Organization
• Attention to Detail.

Salary & Other Benefits
The following advantages can be found with this supply of employment:

• Competitive wage scale primarily based on enhancements from the CONMESS and CONHESS wage buildings in addition to surveys from prime personal hospitals in Nigeria.
• Health Insurance
• Pension
• Annual Leaves

Application Closing Date
20th November, 2022.