Specialist - Endocrinology

Overview

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive professional and ethical quality clinical services to patients in an effective and efficient manner.
• Monitor and manage clinical risks associated with direct patient care.
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and quality management standards.
• Maintain accurate medical records.
• Ensure excellence in medical practice is maintained by focusing on continuous professional development of self and others.
• Maintain integrity in professional services by executing clinical services in an ethical and responsible manner.
• To perform the professional duties of an endocrinologist in accordance with the delineation of privileges as recommended and approved by the Credentials Committee.
• To perform his duties in the Endocrinology Clinic, evaluating patients with hormonal diseases.
• Provides after working hours on call emergency coverage for endocrinology emergencies.
• To perform endocrinal procedures - dynamic hormonal test in appropriate patient
• To provide consultation/referral services to the inpatient services in his area of expertise.
• To work with the patients throughout the entire process starting from consultation to treatment plan.
• Provides supervision and education to the staff nurses, patients and technicians.
• Participates and contributes to all the quality assurance activities of the service (e.g. monthly mortality and
• morbidity conference, peer review, audit and chart review).
• Orders diagnostic laboratory studies and X-ray examinations, determining the diagnosis and prescribing applicable therapy
• Participates in and contributes to in-service activities such as lectures, conferences and rounds
• Participates in the monthly staff meetings
• Strictly observes organization’s medical regulations and policies especially those related to infection control,
• patient safety, patient assessment and patient care
• Performs other miscellaneous related duties as required by the HOD

Occupational Safety And Health Management Systems

• Comply with reasonable OSH instructions, policies and safe working procedures
• Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems.
• Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures
• Not willfully or recklessly endanger anyone’s health and safety
• Assist with the preparation of risk assessments
• Report OSH Hazards, incidents, Near misses and issues
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycling of waste as much as possible
• Attend all OSH Trainings, awareness programs and mock drills.
• Participates in the OSHMS audits, inspections, ensuring standards are maintained
• Prevention and Control of Infection (PCI):
• PCI is everyone’s responsibility. All staff are required to read and implement the NMC PCI Policy and Strategy in an effort to maintain the highest possible standards of cleanliness at all times, thus reducing the risk of infection in patients, staff and visitors.
• The strictest hand hygiene, 5 moments of hand hygiene, bare below the elbows and environmental care, will be expected of all staff, including the post holder, at all times