Job Description

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JOB DESCRIPTION
I. JOB DETAILS
Job Title
Attending Consultant- Emergency Medicine
Reporting Supervisor
HOD- Emergency Medicine
II. JOB PURPOSE

• To provide direct care to patients under the supervision of an emergency medicine doctor.

III. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Core Responsibilities -

• Perform an accurate history and physical exam
• Recognize critical conditions
• Generate a targeted and complete differential diagnosis
• Develop a patient management plan for common conditions that is targeted and accurate
• Orders are complete and timely
• Procedural competency at expected level for EM-1
• Able to multitask effectively
• Able to prioritize tasks appropriately
• Maintains a high level of focus and consistency throughout entire shift
• Can adjust speed of assessments commensurate with volume and acuity
• Develop a knowledge base for most common and most deadly conditions encountered in the ED
• Order and interpret plain radiographs accurately
• Order and interpret routine laboratory studies
• Know the pharmacologic therapy that you ordered on patients
• Apply knowledge to common clinical situations/bedside
• Educate patients, students, and peers

IV. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Measurable Deliverables

• Zero technical errors.
• Patient's satisfaction.
• Less than 2% complaints from patients.

V. JOB REQUIREMENTS /SPECIFICATION
Minimum Qualifications
MBBS, MEM /DEM/MD/DNB Anaesthesia with emergency experience/DNB Emergency Medicine
Experience

• 0-3 yrs post MEM/DNB or 3-5 years of post PG experience (MD/DNB) in renowned hospital/ institution.4-6 yrs post DEM

Technical Skills

• Clinical Acumen
• Equipment Knowledge

Behavioural Skills

• Good interpersonal skills
• Man management skills
• High quality patient care

Language Skills

• English
• Hindi

VI. KEY INTERACTIONS
Key Internal Contacts
Key External Contacts

• HOD-Emergency Medicine
• Regional Director
• Chief Administrator
• Medical Superintendent
• Hospitalists
• Nursing Staff
• Finance, HR & Marketing

• o Patients
• o Attendants
• Medical Representative

Skills Required