1. Job Purpose

To provide comprehensive clinical care to critically ill and emergency patients through timely assessment, diagnosis, stabilization, treatment, and monitoring. The Consultant – Intensivist & Emergency Medicine is responsible for delivering evidence-based critical care and emergency services, ensuring patient safety, coordinating multidisciplinary care, and maintaining high standards of clinical practice.

1. Key Roles and Responsibilities

A.

Clinical

Leadership and Patient Care

- Lead and supervise all clinical activities within the ICU and Emergency Department.

- Ensure timely assessment, diagnosis, stabilization, treatment, and management of critically ill and emergency patients.

- Establish and implement standard treatment protocols, clinical pathways, and evidence-based practices.

- Supervise management of ventilated patients, septic shock, multi-organ failure, trauma, cardiac emergencies, and other critical conditions.

- Ensure appropriate triage, prioritization, and escalation of emergency cases.

- Conduct daily ICU rounds and oversee multidisciplinary patient care.

- Ensure appropriate utilization of ICU beds and timely patient transfers and discharges.

- Provide clinical guidance in complex and high-risk cases.

B.

Departmental

Administration and Operations

- Oversee the day-to-day functioning of the ICU and Emergency Department.

- Ensure adequate staffing and duty rosters for consultants, resident doctors, and medical officers.

- Monitor bed occupancy, patient turnover, admission and discharge processes.

- Ensure 24/7 availability of emergency and critical care services.

- Coordinate with other clinical departments, nursing, diagnostics, pharmacy, blood bank, and support services.





- Ensure availability and functionality of critical equipment, including ventilators, monitors, defibrillators, infusion pumps, and emergency carts.

- Develop departmental policies, SOPs, and operational guidelines.

C.

Quality

Assurance and Patient Safety

- Ensure compliance with NABH standards and applicable statutory requirements.

- Monitor clinical quality indicators and departmental KPIs.

- Lead mortality and morbidity reviews, clinical audits, and adverse-event investigations.

- Implement infection prevention and control practices.

- Ensure compliance with medication safety, patient identification, documentation, and consent protocols.

- Promote a culture of patient safety and continuous quality improvement.

- Monitor and improve clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.

D.

Emergency

Preparedness and Disaster Management

- Lead hospital emergency response and disaster management activities.

- Ensure effective functioning of Code Blue, Code Red, and other emergency response systems.

- Conduct regular mock drills and emergency preparedness exercises.

- Develop and implement mass casualty incident management protocols.

- Ensure coordination with ambulance services and pre-hospital emergency care providers.

E.

Human Resource

Management and Team Development

- Lead, mentor, and supervise ICU and Emergency Medicine consultants and medical teams.





- Develop competency-based training programmes for doctors and staff.

- Conduct regular departmental meetings and performance reviews.

G.

Interdepartmental

Coordination

- Coordinate with Cardiology, Neurology, General Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia, Orthopaedics, and other specialties.

- Facilitate timely specialist consultations and multidisciplinary case discussions.

- Maintain effective communication with hospital administration and nursing leadership.

- Ensure smooth coordination for patient transfers, referrals, and escalation of care.

1. Qualifications and Experience

- MD/DNB in Anaesthesiology, General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or equivalent relevant postgraduate qualification.

- DM/FNB Critical Care Medicine or equivalent fellowship in Critical Care Medicine preferred.

- Additional qualification in Emergency Medicine or Critical Care is desirable.

- Minimum 10–15 years of relevant clinical experience.

- Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a senior leadership or HOD-level position preferred.

- Experience in managing a multidisciplinary ICU and Emergency Department.

- Knowledge of NABH standards, clinical governance, hospital operations, and quality management.

Reporting Structure

- Reports to: Medical Director / Chief Medical Officer / CEO.

Pay: ₹300,000.00 - ₹350,000.00 per month

Advantages

- Food provided

- Health insurance

- Leave encashment

- Paid sick time

- Provident Fund

Application Question(s)

- Resident of Bangalore (if Yes) Please mention the location

- Total Years of experience managing ICU & ER

- Current Salary

- Expected Salary

- Experience in Handling team

- Notice Period

Work Location: In person

📌 HOD – ICU & Emergency Medicine (Nagasandra)
🏢 Sagar Hospitals
📍 Nagasandra