Job Description

Dental Officer Job, Current Medical Jobs,

Job Group Name              CPSB 07,

Responsibilities

• Chair and head departmental meetings;


• An integral member of the HMT and any other committees in the hospital;


• Chair to the Medicines and Therapeutics committee (MTC);


• Draw up duty roster for all medical doctors and medical interns;


• Compile and submit all medical-related reports;


• To provide information and updates on new guidelines and policies on health, disease and their management;


• Respond to all calls of duty by the intern doctor or nurse-on duty, whether emergency or otherwise, as quickly as possible;


• Physically review all patients and instruct, in writing, all recommendations;


• Assist the consultant in all the wards, theatres and clinics;


• Observe timeliness in service delivery at all times;


• Conduct teaching ward rounds with the interns and students rotating in the clinical area whenever the specialist is not there or as assigned by the consultant;


• Undertake certain specified emergency surgeries, minor or major, with the assistance of the intern doctor(s) or students (s);


• Conduct teaching ward rounds with the interns and students rotating in the clinical area whenever the specialist is not there or as assigned by the consultant;


• Undertake certain specified emergency surgeries, minor or major, with the assistance of the intern doctor(s) or students (s);


• Fill P.3 Forms;


• Perform Post mortems (PMs) and duly fill autopsy forms;


• Filling of Death Certificates;


• Undertake medical examinations and certify physical fitness;


• Attend to court cases;Provide education for prevention of disease and health promotional activities;


• Participate in outreach health activities;


• Prepare and implement annual work plan based on department work plan;


• Using your job description and work plan, to continually appraise yourself and rectify any shortcomings or suggest necessary assistance;


• Ensure that you undertake requisite professional development activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery from a recognized institution of higher learning;


• Registered by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;


• A comprehensive understanding of clinical and/or surgical procedures, patient care procedures, medical protocols and testing procedures;


• Comprehensive knowledge of dental and medical conditions and their management;


• Competent to carry out comprehensive review of oral health patients and determine accurately the oral health illness;


• Competent to plan and administer appropriate oral health treatment plans;


• Interpersonal skills necessary in patient management; instruct health care personnel on procedures and treatment;


• Ability to analyze and evaluate patient history, physical examination findings and laboratory values, and make preliminary diagnosis of patients;


• Competence to counsel patients on proper oral health prevention practices;


• Registration/Practicing license from the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;


• One year post internship.

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