Healing Hands Lead

A Medical Officer plays a vital role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care. Key responsibilities include working collaboratively with the medical team to provide 24-hour medical coverage, evaluating patients admitted to the ward by taking complete histories and performing physical examinations, and documenting all findings in the hospital management information system.

Other essential duties include undertaking daily morning, evening, and night ward rounds, preferably with nursing staff members when available, to ensure that patients are visited where appropriate. Additionally, MOs must record patient progress and events in the HMIS system following ward rounds, examinations, communications, or procedures.

Effective communication and collaboration are crucial for success in this role. Medical Officers must seek advice from senior team members regarding patient health issues and receive handover reports from previous RMO/SMO. They are also responsible for providing pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care for admitted patients, as well as managing laboring patients and performing vaginal deliveries according to residency/competency level and supervision.

In addition to these critical tasks, MOs must assess and manage patients in the emergency room, undertake medical procedures advised by consultants within their experience and competence, and liaise regularly with nursing staff to check on patient progress and see patients at their request. Conducting examinations as needed is an essential part of this role.

Medical confidentiality and respect for patient privacy are paramount, and all patient medical information must be kept confidential and respected at all levels. Moreover, Medical Officers must remain on hospital premises during duty hours and comply with all hospital policies and procedures, especially those related to Health and Safety at Work.

Ultimately, a Medical Officer's primary goal is to provide compassionate, patient-centered care while maintaining effective interpersonal relationships with staff, patients, and their families.