4.0. Initial assessment of all admitted patients within the stipulated time decided by the competent authority. Time of registration for admission shall be the starting time.

4.1 Documented plan of care, for desired outcome in the patient’s case paper.

4.2 Documented regular nutritional assessment & screening is required for all admitted patients.

1. Staff has to comply to all six IPSGs.

a) Identify patients correctly b) Improve effective communication c) improve the safety of high alert medications.

d) Ensure protected surgery e) Reduce the risk of health care associated infections.

f) Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting falls.

1. Documented Shift hand over (error free) is must.
2. Medicines to be prescribed in capitals, with authentic signature, date & time mention is must. To check doses, frequency, route of administration of all medications. To supervise juniors to avoid unacceptable abbreviations.
3. Admitted patient’s on time discharge plan, proper execution of the plan, including discharge TAT. During High occupancy, unplanned discharges will have to be taken care efficiently.
4. ‘Drug formulary’ guided, antibiotic prescriptions are usually preferred.
5. Informed consent form fill-up, before any major or minor procedure / investigation, is the sole responsibility of the doctors.
6. On time requisition of blood & blood components, usage, & reduction of wastage of blood & blood components ,including transfusion reaction. is doctor’s responsibility.

1. Hand hygiene guidelines must be strictly followed to reduce Hospital acquired infection for the patient as well as for hospital staffs.
2. Before conducting or planning to go for, any procedurepatient’s safety should be evaluated.
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Before any radiology investigation, necessary safety checks to be ensured.

1. To document communication with other health care providers, family members & take appropriate action in conjunction with the consultant in charge.
2. To take appropriate initiatives in Medical Emergencies as & when required.
3. On duty doctor should, immediately respond to sisters’ call . Failing to do so, will require genuine justification (documented). If management feels, the reason not satisfactory, strict disciplinary action may be taken.
4. To supervise, Critical values are being authenticated & documented as per hospital protocol.
5. Verbal orders should be minimum (only during emergency), and authentication of verbal order is must.
6. Academic activities, like case presentations, seminars, CME programmes, paper presentation in various regional, state & national conferences.
7. To participate in department specific initiatives & ensure quality & safety indicators are maintained.
8. To perform on call duty/night duty, as & when assigned by the superior/management.
9. To perform patient & family counselling.
10. Active file auditing (during patient’s stay in the hospital), and closes file audit inside the MRD will be considered as participation & contribution to the organization’s quality initiatives.

4.24 To be part of training programmes conducted in the hospital and to take continuous initiatives for knowledge and skill upgradation.

4.25 To be involved in teaching programmes that is held by the department.

4.26 Participate in Medical camps when required.

4.27 To oversee the activities of junior doctors and guide them.

4.28 To work in close liason with quality stokeholders and help maintain JCI standards.

📌 Resident Medical Officer - Emergency Medicine (Kolkata)
🏢 Apollo Group
📍 Kolkata