The Responsibilities of the Resident Doctor include the following 1 The Resident will co-ordinate the activities of other staff in the ward Staff Nurses Ward Secretaries Ward boys etc and ensure smooth functioning of the ward activities as a team work 2 The Resident will conduct a thorough and detailed work-up of the patients at the time of admission and record all findings in the initial assessment case sheet This documentation should be completed within the first hour of the patient s admission to the ward 3 Care plan should be documented in consultation with the primary physician and patient should be educated about his her condition 4 The Resident shall make detailed rounds of all patients under his her care well in advance of the Consultant s rounds and appraise the Consultant of all findings progress treatment plan etc 5 During the rounds the current status of the patient should be noted on the progress Sheet and the treatment chart should be reviewed after discussing with the concerned Registrar Consultant Clear instructions should be given to the Nursing Staff regarding investigations and plan of treatment 6 All investigation reports must be entered in the master investigation chart as and when they are received and the reports should be communicated to the Consultant Registrar 7 After the visit of the Consultant his her findings and instructions are to be entered in the Case Sheet and Nurse Incharge should be briefed accordingly and appropriate action taken regarding Consultant s order 8 All Residents before leaving the Hospital should hand over all the patients to the next Resident on duty and brief on investigation required change of line of treatment and any special instructions 9 It is mandatory that the Resident on night duty attends to each call personally and documents the status of the patient and the treatment instituted 10 The Resident on night duty shall inform the Nursing Station Casualty Reception of his her whereabouts in the Hospital 11 It is unethical to prescribe any drug or treatment on phone without examining the patient This should be avoided 12 All Gentlemen doctors should respect the privacy of female patient and ensure that he is accompanied and assisted by a Nurse Female Attendant or any other appropriate female person during the examination of a female patient 13 Patients in ICU s should not be left unattended at any given time 14 Concerned Resident should help the Registrar Consultant on duty in ICU whenever required in managing critically ill patients 15 It is the responsibility of the Resident to be conversant with the status of all the patients admitted under the care of the respective Consultants including the patients admitted or transferred to the ICU s 16 All discharge summaries pertaining to patients under a Consultant shall be written by the Resident concerned and shown to the Consultant for his her approval Discharge Summaries need to be signed by Consultant before handing over to the patient 17 Patients should not be permitted to go for any interventional procedure surgery without initial history physical examination and laboratory work Non-compliance in this regard shall be viewed seriously Consent form to be explained and signature taken before the procedures 18 Residents working in surgical departments must ensure that the pre-operative work up of the case is complete and consent form signed 19 Resident shall refrain from criticizing their colleagues or Consultants and the plan of treatment instituted in the presence of patients or the patient relatives 20 Residents should not discuss a patient s illness with another patient other people 21 Any disagreement with the instituted line of treatment etc should be discussed with the Consultant concerned The same holds good about other work situation grievances Loose talk is to be desisted 22 The specified doctor will perform any other work inside the premises of the Hospital or outside in line with Medical Work as may be assigned to him her from time to time by his her senior colleagues Management 23 Resident doctors will be posted for health checkup camps outside the hospital premises as per requirement 24 The Hospital Policy should be followed strictly and shall not be criticized in the presence of patients and their relatives 25 In case of an emergency situation any Resident can be called upon to help in the management of critically ill patients In such instances no Resident shall refuse to attend to the patient on the grounds the he She is not working in the concerned department section ward 26 All Residents must attend the clinical academic programmes arranged from time to time Any absenteeism will be viewed seriously 27 Working for another Hospital Medical Health Care Institution while being a full time paid employee of the Organisation is not acceptable or allowed 28 The Casualty Medical Officer who is summoned to court of law to dispose as an expert witness for Medico-Legal Cases should reschedule his her duty with his her colleagues This applies to all Residents in similar circumstances 29 The Resident should be conversant with Code Blue Protocol Residents responding to Code Blue should inform and seek the help of Anesthetists for resuscitation of patients If in doubt the help of the Registrar Consultant should be sought without delay 30 Accumulation of compensatory off is not permitted and clubbing as a result is not permitted The compensatory off if not taken the day following night duty will lapse 31 All Residents are to sign the Attendance Register kept at an appropriate place before they go to their respective wards work areas Habitual late coming and absenteeism is discouraged and will be viewed seriously 32 The allotted Duty Room shall not be misused in a way to attract derisive comments from passersby patients and their relatives 33 The Residents should confirm to the dress code prescribed by the Hospital Management Jeans and T Shirts are not to be worn inside the Hospital 34 The Resident should wear Doctor s white coat while functioning in the patient care area 35 The Duty Doctor will perform any other duty task assigned to him her by his her superiors Responsibilities of the Resident Doctor at United Hospital 36 Initial Assessment Documentation As soon as the patient gets admitted the doctor should meet the patient introduce themselves and take relevant history and document the same 37 Documentation and its timing is a key performance indicator KPI for NABH 38 If the doctor is occupied with some other patient or bedside work he or she should promptly meet the patient and introduce themselves and inform that they will be back in some time for the assessment 39 A friendly approachable professional attitude with the patient and the attenders is a must 40 All handovers should be taken bedside with case files 41 Handover register should be updated during every shift change 42 Inform the concerned admitting Consultant In-house Visiting Consultant about the admission as soon as you receive information and take instructions whether mentioned or not 43 During communication clearly mention complains past history and about the medications which the patient is already receiving before admission 44 Check if all the investigations advised at the time of admission are done and if not arrange for the same If any report is found abnormal inform the respective consultant or the Anesthetist on call 45 It is the responsibility of the resident doctor to follow up and collect the report at the earliest and inform the consultant 46 Check and follow up on the status of PAC and Physician fitness if advised 47 The consultants should be Updated about the progress of the patient during hospital stay once in the morning 10 am to 11am and once in the evening 7pm to 8pm 48 The discharge summaries should be typed properly and cross checked especially the operative notes and the advice on discharge It has to be verified by the Consultant 49 The advice on discharge should be clearly explained to the patients prior to discharge 50 Most of the Surgical cases will have a DJ Stent Implant The discharge summary should mention about this clearly and instructions regarding its presence care removal plan precautions should be explained 51 If the discharge process and instructions from consultant are planned during rounds it should be prepared by the same doctor or explicit instructions to be documented in handover book and to be handed over to Doctor in the next shift 52 Resident Doctor has to enquire with consultant and instruct patient and attenders regarding Follow-up Consultation date 53 Resident doctor s role is very important in the outcome of the patient We expect them to be highly responsible Job Type Full-time Pay 40 000 00 - 50 000 00 per month Ability to commute relocate Bengaluru Karnataka Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work Required Education Bachelor s Preferred Experience Resident 1 year Preferred total work 1 year Preferred Work Location In person Expected Start Date 30 07 2025

📌 Resident Doctors (Karnataka)
🏢 United Hospital
📍 Karnataka