Medical Officer - Rondebosch, South Africa - Cancercare SA

Cancercare SA

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Rondebosch, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Take work load off oncologists, creating capacity. Patient care.

Routine follow-ups; Chemotherapy follow-ups; Radiotherapy treatment checks; Emergencies ; Unscheduled patients; Ward rounds; After hours call; Special investigations; Administration; Meetings; Academic presentation; CPD points; Staff medicals if required

Interpersonal Factor

As a professional all services delivered needs to be in line with the Cancercare Values, of CARE. Each task needs to be consistently executed whilst at all times displaying a positive influence on all stakeholders and within the general working environment. It is expected from the employee to deliver all the tasks reflecting a willingness to operate outside the scope of the job description as per operational requirements. The factors below cannot therefore be reviewed and assessed in isolation.
To display the company values: C
Compassion, A
Accountability, R
Respect, E
Ethics (CARE)

Routine follow-ups

History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
Prescription
SD/NAD > relevant tests, F/U
PD > refer to oncologist for treatmet decision

Chemotherapy follow-ups

History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
Prescription
Treatment in chemoroom or treatment delay, cessation

Radiotherapy treatment checks

History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
Prescription
Treatment on Linac or treatment delay, cessation

Emergencies

Immediate examination and resuscitation
Possible referral for admission
Ambulance
Immediate resuscitation

Unscheduled patients

History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
Admission > Tests
Tests > Prescription
Appropriate treatment

Ward rounds

History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
Prescription

in ward

Treatment in ward (supportive/palliative/optimising for treatment)

After hours call

Answer after hour call
Arrange admission
See emergencies at casualty or in the ward
Appropriate treatment

Special investigations

Check and sign all results send to oncologist (per request)
Inform oncologist of abnormal results
Treatment decision made
Followup appointment made

Administration

Life insurance forms
Medical boarding forms
Hospice referrals
Specialist referrals
Letters to referring doctors
Oxygen orders
Blood slips
Scan and xray requests
Phone calls
Patient satisfaction
Increase referrals
Improve communication
Readily available information

Meetings

Different departments communicate
Dates given through
Improve workflow
Improve interrelations

Academic presentations

30 min presentation per year
Improve knowledge

CPD points

Attend CPD functions to acquire sufficient points per year
Have 30 CPD points at any given time in a rolling 12 month cycle, 5 of which must be ethics

Required minimum education:

MBChB or equivalent

Required minimum experience:

3 years work experience

Required minimum work-related experience:

To be evaluated on an individual basis