The doctors will review patients and monitor patients’ progress on a regular
basis. They will be expected to work with a team of staff to ensure optimal
delivery of quality patient care.
Key
Responsibilities
• Review and examine patients consistently by performing such duties as taking
case histories, conducting physical examinations, and ordering diagnostic
laboratory and radiology studies.
• Monitor patients’ progress on a re
gular basis.
• Participate in clinics on a regular basis.
• Initiate discussions with patient and care givers to enable better diagnostic
and therapeutic medical care and services.
• Assist in the examination and observation of emergency cases by performing
such duties as taking case histories, conducting physical examinations, and
ordering diagnostic laboratory and radiology studies.
• Attend to critical patients in a timely manner.
• When necessary, carry out privileged and potentially life-saving emergency
surgical and medical procedures
• Educate patients on wellness, prevention and early detection.
• Inform patients, family members/care givers on where to find materials and
resources to use/reference in aid of recovery.
• Educate patients on informed consent, choice of attending physician and right
to seek second opinion.
• Initiate timely discussions with relevant consultants/departments to arrive
at the best treatment plan for specialized cases.
• Participate in establishing various planning parameters for addressing
referral cases received at AKUH.
• Engage nurses/ward staff in ensuring that all equipment is functional and
available for patient care/treatment
• Participate in discussions with relevant members of the clinical care team to
enable better integration of patient care activities.
• Work closely with members of the clinical care team to reduce errors and
waste, improve skillfulness and resource utilization.
• Initiate discussions with consultants and colleagues to enable integration of
clinical research activities, shared knowledge, institutional quality
improvement and patient wellness activities.
• Participate in all team efforts as departmental needs arise.
Skills,
Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB.Ch.B)
• Registered by the Tanzania Medical Practitioners Board/ MCT
• Certificate in Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• 1 – 2 years post internship and working experience
How to Apply
Applications together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees,
telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials
should be send to, the Manager, Human Resources, Arusha Clinic, P.O.Box 125 Dar
es Salaam. or by email to: hr.tihe@aku.edu so as to reach not later than 6th
February 2016.
Applications by
email are preferred.
Only short listed
candidates will be contacted
