Clinical Management of Patients

- Complete admission examination on each patient when appropriate and document clinical findings.
- Attend ward rounds with consultants, as required, and be available to discuss patient treatment plans.
- Provide a 24-hour medical service by rotation basis
- Inform admitting consultants of changes in medical condition of patients and of relevant action taken.
- To undertake a daily morning and evening ward-round ensuring all patients are visited.
- To record in the patients notes as appropriate patient examinations, communication or procedures. All entries to be signed, dated and timed
- Follow the instructions of consultants for their specific regime for each individual patient.
- Perform clinical procedures as requested by consultant medical staff and nursing staff, these may include phlebotomy and monitoring of intravenous drugs given to patients.
- Initiate and alter in-patient prescriptions at consultants request.
- Write up “to shift out from Critical care area” for patients as required.
- Visit patients as required at the request of the nursing staff.
- To be familiar with all relevant procedures/policies.
- To be familiar with Apollo Hospitals clinical policies.
- To be aware of the Apollo Hospitals clinical risk programme and report clinical incidents, drug errors and near misses.
- To participate in clinical audit and implementation of clinical governance.
- To participate and assist with clinical procedures as required.
- He/She should be part of the quality improvement of JCI documentation process of the hospital.
- Under no circumstances should RMOs seek consent for operations or procedures on behalf of a Consultant.
- RMOs must seek consent for any procedures that they intend to undertake. This will be clearly documented in the medical records.

Operational

- To be completely familiar with emergency equipment.
- To record all treatments performed in patient notes.
- To provide a full report/handover to Resident Medical Officer commencing the next shift.

Emergency





- To carry out CPR and other Emergency Procedures as per hospital policy.
- To initiate emergency treatments for patients, staff and visitors and complete appropriate documentation.
- Can initiate emergency medical care as required within the Critical care area for medical and surgical emergencies.

In-Service Education & Promotion of the Hospital

- Promote patient care by liaison with all departments.
- Participate in the in-service education programme, inclusive of CPR, Health & Safety Training and Fire and other JCI related.
- Ensure medical competence by continual career development and reading of current medical journals.
- Promote the hospital by showing empathy and compassion to patients, their families and friends.
- Promote the hospital by demonstrating a customer –focused approach at all times to patients, consultants and staff.

Health and Safety

- Take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and all other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
- Co-operate with their employer to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the treatment centre, not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or misuse, anything provided in the interests of health, safety, or welfare, in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions.

Data Protection

The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

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📌 Resident Medical Officer - Mumbai
🏢 Apollo Knowledge Ventures
📍 Mumbai