Monday, December 24, 2018

Clinical Officer Anesthetist

Location: South Sudan
Closing date: 28 Feb 2019
Contract duration: One year (Revolving)
Start date of contract: April 2019

Job Purpose / Objective: 
The Clinical Officer Anesthetist is overall responsible for providing anesthetic management to all patients undergoing surgical procedures, both emergency and elective, at the Mother Teresa Hospital Hospital, Turalei.

Key Responsibilities
Program Management
Formulate department objectives with the help of medical officer (MO) in charge of hospital.
Ensure use of standard operating procedures, protocols and guidelines in management of patients is followed

Program Activities
Responsible for giving anesthesia to all emergency and elective cases conducted in theatre, both minor and major surgeries

Conduct peri-operative (pre and post) review of all patients within 24 hours
Supervise theatre staffs and ensure smooth running of theatre activities and procedures in addition to allocating the support staffs duties.
Assist in management of very sick patients in the ward when called upon e.g. patients who need urgent resuscitation and intubation
Be part of the emergency trauma team and called upon in case of an accident with mass causalities
Attend and participate in the daily morning hospital hand over meetings
Participate in weekly continuous medical education (CME) at the hospital
Conduct on-job training of staff through both practical and theory sessions
Do theatre coverage and on-call, ensuring 24 hour coverage
Properly cover nights and weekends, arrange a rotation schedule with fellow clinical officers.
Perform routine clinical work as required by supervisor in both outpatient and inpatient departments.
Participate in hospital health surveys/campaigns/surgical camps as required
Keep complete and accurate inventory of medicines and supplies located at the theatre and monitor and supervise their usage
Ensure all medication, equipment’s, supplies required for anesthesia and entire theatre department are ordered in good time.
Ensure the anesthetic machine and operating table are well maintained and report any fault, need for repair or maintenance in good time
Provide health talks to patients/clients on day to day basis
Ensure and coordinate on proper and detailed hand over during receiving of patients to theatre and back to ward after surgery and vice versa
Reporting and Coordination
Ensure proper documentation of all anesthetic procedures, and condition of the patient including vital signs and medication given
Submit weekly theatre reports to the Health Information System (HIS) officer
Compile and submit monthly theatre reports to the MO in charge of hospital on a timely basis

Other Special Duties other than provision of Anesthesia
Attend to minor Surgical cases and procedures referred to theatre not attended to by the MO (Esophageal foreign body removal, Ear and nose foreign body removal, Circumcisions, Ganglions and Lipomas excisions)
Assist MO in charge in performing ultra sound services to patients.

Key result areas
Ensure quality coordination of theatre and anesthetic management for all patients undergoing surgical interventions
Ensure that universal precautions and infection prevention guidelines are adhered to

Job profile
Required Qualifications
MUST be Registered Clinical officer with specialization in Anesthesia. /
Registered Anesthetist with a Higher National Diploma(HND) in Anesthesia and Surgery from recognized Medical training institution
Registered with the Anesthetists Council of country of origin
At least 3 years’ experience as an Anesthetist in a busy hospital setup

Required Experience & Competencies
Good clinical and anesthetic skills
Proven leadership, communication, interpersonal, decision making skills
Good team player
Excellent oral and written communication skills (English )
Computer literacy in the use of MS Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook is required
Ability to work and deliver results with minimum supervision
Demonstrated ability to work as a team player
Experience of working in hardship area especially in south Sudan is an added advantage
Cultural sensitivity

How To Apply:
Please, email your resume to: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.com

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