Anesthesiologists at Lily Hospitals Limited - Delta & Edo

Lily Hospitals is a multi-specialty private hospital. We offer world-class services in key areas of healthcare including fertility treatment, cardiology, urology, ophthalmology and pediatrics. Collectively, our hospitals offer a range of diagnostic services including: Magnetic Resonance Scanners (MRI), Advanced Ultrasound Scanners, 4 Slice CT scanner, Digital Conventional Radiology, Endoscopy, Screening Mammography, Advanced Vision Screening, Cardiac imaging and Pathology Services. Since we were established in 1984, Lily Hospitals have grown in both size and scope of services offered. We are passionate about achieving our vision to become one of the foremost healthcare groups in Nigeria by 2020 by continuously improving care and governance to provide a growing number of Nigerians with high quality and affordable private hospital care.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Anesthesiologist

Locations: Edo and Delta

Job Summary 

• This role is responsible for providing and administering anesthesia following approved guidelines and managing patients in the theatre. 

Key Result Areas (KRA)
The key result areas of this role are: 

• Clinical Service Delivery 
• To provide quality anesthetic care to patients  
• Develop, implement and maintain a quality assurance program for the anesthetic and intensive care service 
• Execute thorough evaluation of patients’ medical and surgical history to ascertain the story of drug acceptance and reaction. 
• Preparing patients for anesthesia and administering it; 
• Providing pre and post-operative care to patient; 
• Providing resuscitation services in case of emergency and disaster situations.  
• Coordinating the maintenance of anesthetic operational equipment and ensuring their functionality
• Remain abreast with trends, development, and utilisation of technology in the field of anesthesia and intensive care medicine, on an ongoing basis. 
• Coordinating the requisition and accounting for anesthetic materials and sundries
• Adhering to professional and service code of conduct and ethics; 
• Ensure comprehensive, accurate and concise medical records are collected and maintained for patients with an appropriate signed and dated legible entry in the patient’s medical record. 
• Provide educational and clinical experience for junior medical staff. 
• Contribute to quality patient care by participation in case planning which includes appropriate pre-operative, intraoperative and post-operative anesthetic management. 
• To provide assistance with surgical procedures  
• Participate in clinical audit and quality programs as appropriate 
• To be "on-call" or participate in shift rosters is a requirement of the position 

Administrative Functions:

• Manage the administrative requirements of the hospital and patient care including planning and draft budgeting for anesthetic activities in the hospital.  
• Be aware of and adhere to all Lily Hospital policies and procedure in reference to clinical practice. 
• Coordinates departmental activities with those of the hospital.  
• Ensure accomplishment of quality training in the department. 

The Person 

• Minimum of 3 years cognate experience. 
• The job holder must have a license to practice medicine from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
• The job holder must have a license to practice medicine from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
• Knowledge of Clinical Surgery and other specialist areas of medical practice such as Pediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology.   
• The job holder must have good communication skills, a strong ability to work well under extreme pressure, self-discipline and excellent long-term concentration.  
• Job holder must have a working knowledge of global quality assurance, clinical audit principles and processes and must exhibit a commitment towards continuous quality improvement.  
• Familiarity with cultural and religious concerns of patients, and current legislation on patient rights. 
• Job holder must portray a caring and professional manner in all aspects of work. 
• Must show evidence of competence in the management of anesthesia cases and evidence of active participation in relevant research.
• The job holder must have good communication skills, a strong ability to work well under extreme pressure, self-discipline and excellent long-term concentration.  

Application Closing Date
31st December, 2022.