OB / GYN Physician

Job Description

Job Description

Description Summary :

Provide direct and appropriate clinical care and treatment to patients in specialty areas, as assigned. The Obstetrician Gynecologist’s primary responsibilities include examining patients, diagnosing medical problems and treating various illnesses and diseases. The Obstetrician-Gynecologist will assist with maintaining and developing the patient service of FHC. There is also scope to bring or develop a further sub-specialty interest to complement existing expertise within the facility. There is also the opportunity to develop new and innovative services and this is actively encouraged and supported.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• To have responsibility for the Health, Safety, and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.
• To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.
• To work in accordance with the Health Practice Commission’s policy to eliminate unlawful discrimination in relation to employment and service delivery.
• To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.
• Diagnose the patients and identify their problems from the diagnostic tests as well as note down the symptoms patients are experiencing.
• Conduct research and examine the symptoms to give proper medications and dosage assistance to the patients.
• Perform routine office-based obstetric and gynecological procedures including colposcopy and endometrial biopsies, etc.
• Determine and implement appropriate courses of treatment.
• Provide treatment plans and prescribe medications for issues / diseases of the female organs.
• Provide care and treatment during prenatal and postnatal periods.
• Monitor results of treatment; changing as necessary.
• Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
• Confer with student and resident physicians and other professional and support staff regarding care and treatment of patients and assists / mentors them in management of illness; serves as a resource to resolve patient / family concerns.
• Monitor and ensures compliance with clinical evidence-based guidelines for adult and pediatric health care

Professionalism & Stewardship

Leadership

Major Tasks & Duties :

Essential Functions / Key Competencies :

Non-essential Functions :

Required Hours of Work :

The candidate will be required to work 40 hours per week, which will include a 1-hour lunch break per workday. Working hours will generally be Monday to Friday, 9 : 00 am to 5 : 00 pm, however, these are subject to change.

Position Requirements / Job qualifications :

Education and Training :

Professional :

Physical / mental demands :

Work environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.