Senior Staff Physician,Internal Medicine

Overview

Principal Contacts

Principal Duties

• In patient Duties:
• Assess and admit patients through Emergency Room, out-patient clinics and transfer from other hospitals as directed by the attending Physician.
• Carry out the necessary investigations and admission work-up as indicated.
• Carry out the day-to-day patient assessment, plan and execute management under the supervision of the attending Physician.
• Conduct daily rounds during work days on admitted patients and assigned consults as appropriate.
• Attend to patients when re-evaluation is required throughout the work day.
• Attend to admitted patients through the weekend as per the specific service arrangement.
• Respond to emergency calls in a timely manner and tend to patients when required to do so.
• Participate in trauma care, Code blue care, or rapid response care according to the established role by credential and privilege given.
• Answer in-patient consultations within the required timeframe in conjunction with consulting services.
• Conduct rounds on related service intensive care unit patients when on-call.
• Plan and prepare patients for discharge as appropriate.
• Provide in-house 24 hour call when required as per the monthly on-call schedule.

Out Patient Duties

• Attend assigned out-patient medical/surgical and procedural clinics to within approved ambulatory Credential & Privilege.
• Refer patients to other services where appropriate.
• Evaluate patients in the emergency room and perform minor emergency surgical procedures when required.
• Operating Room Outpatient Procedure Area Duties: (only applicable for specific specialty)
• Assist in the operating room when assigned to a particular service/attending surgeon.
• Perform operative procedures within approved privileges.
• Perform the Perioperative anesthetic management within approved privileges.
• Maintain punctuality and professionalism in the operating room environment.
• When required, keep patients caregiver/guardian informed of the outcome of the procedure.
• Dictate timely and appropriate operative reports when required to do so.
• Ensure safe patient transfer out of the operating room by completing the required documentation.