Friday, June 16, 2023

Offshore Doctor , Guyana

Hiring Organization: RMI 
Job Location:  Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana 

About the job

**Must be a Guyanese licenced Physician and passport holder**

General description
▪ Person providing medical services in accordance with good medical practice and applicable rules and regulations.

Responsibility
▪ The Doctor is responsible for maintaining an appropriate stock of medicines and nursing articles in accordance with applicable regulations. Check and arrange for supply of medical equipment and medicines for the hospital as well as first aid lockers, eyewash stations, Uvex cleaning stations, ear plug stations, portable defibrillators.
▪ Make and participate in hygiene inspections on board. The inspections shall include all areas on the rig, however particular interest to be paid towards all rooms where food is prepared and stored, rooms for washing and storing of linen and clothing, hospital, sanitary rooms, cabins and recreation rooms
▪ In co-operation with OIM arrange safe transportation of injured and sick personnel to a hospital when necessary
▪ Assist with investigation of injury cases involving personnel, and with preventive safety work to avoid injuries
▪ Train personnel in first aid, in particular the First Aid Team, and arrange drills in co-operation with Safety Officer and Barge Eng.
▪ Organisation of the preventive health work on board the rig, and supervision of the physical and mental health of the personnel working on board
▪ Keep the personnel informed regarding the period of validity of their health certificates

Authority
▪ Assist with control of protection equipment for the personnel, and in giving information regarding substances that may be a health hazard, and regarding hygiene and health questions
▪ Take samples of the potable water and forward these to approved laboratories onshore for testing in accordance with a set schedule
▪ Supervision of the medical emergency preparedness in respect of accidents
▪ Registration of all chemicals (products and substances that may create a health hazard) on board.
▪ Make provision for staying professionally updated and being well acquainted with the legislation and regulations in force within the assigned area of responsibility.

Where responsibility is allocated the matching authority is also granted, unless otherwise stated. Stop any operation when deemed unsafe to continue.

Documentation and record responsibilities
▪ In liaison with Assistant BE and BE record chemicals; products and substances that may create a health hazard, on board and arrange for a proper filing of the hard copies of MSDS’s for such products and substances.
▪ In accordance with the instructions in the SIRIUS Management System, prepare and forward reports for the assigned area of responsibility e.g. accident reports, drug accounts, hygiene reports, working environment records, etc.
▪ All consultations and dispensing of medicines to be recorded in a Medical Logbook. These records and other personal information are to be filed in a proper and confidential manner
▪ List of medical equipment and medicines
▪ Hand-over notes

Qualification requirements
▪ Registered physician
▪ Knowledge and understanding of the role as occupational health worker
▪ Administrative skills
▪ Computer literate
▪ Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate at all levels
▪ Good spoken and written English
▪ Safety Training Courses and Medical Certificate in accordance
with the requirements stipulated for regular crew by the continental shelf authority for the current operating area
▪ Training as per the Training Matrix or as designated by Maersk Drilling.

Requisitioning authority
▪ In cooperation with the OIM ordering the necessary medical items to maintain an adequate stock.

Safety and environment

▪ Perform health and hygiene inspections at regular intervals
▪ Participate in training programmes for the crew
▪ Conduct in a manner which safeguards own and colleagues' safety and health
▪ Co-operate in enhancing safety standards
▪ Ensure own actions do not compromise the Company's procedures for safeguarding the environment.

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