Fellow - Gynae Oncology

Objective

To provide & coordinate patient care in Medical Oncology & to ensure highest standards.

Principal Accountabilities :

Principal  Accountabilities

(A) Strategic

• Implementation of hospital's /medical services vision & philosophy.
• Infection control, Health care waste management, awareness of patients rights & safety issues, relationship building.
• Supplement/take charge in case the vertical is on leave/absent etc.
• Strategic inputs in her/his vertical & should forward recommendation for continuous improvement in the vertical.

(B) Operational

• To prepare Discharge summaries for all assigned patients. Discharge summary shall be prepared and updated atleast a day prior to expected discharge date. Discharge Summary must be complete in all aspects with accurate diagnosis details, hospital course, procedures carried out, significant tests, medications prescribed and follow up appointments. Once the discharge is confirmed by consultant, ensure that the updated discharge summary is approved and signed by the consultant in eHIS.
• To provide the best possible prompt medical care to all patients in the specialty.
• To work out all admitted patients in Day care & Ward, to take detailed history.
• Check Chemotherapy prescription orders, verify and also check actual drug dosages & method by which it is given.
• Supervise chemotherapy administration.
• Networking with other Deptt. for any procedures, surgery, cross consultations.
• To prepare Discharge summaries.
• Discussion with patients regarding chemotherapy related issues.
• To assist / perform Bone marrow procedure, lumber puncture.
• To enter Patient related details in HIS like day to day notes, patient history, discharge notification etc.
• To fill proformas, estimates for TPA’s etc, to keep a second copy of all the forms sent for such purpose in the Patient record file.
• To ensure no drug wastage esp. during Chemotherapy.
• To ensure waste management of all cytotoxic & biomedical waste as per state pollution control board.
• To write progress notes of the patients in the records at least twice in one shift. The notes should be relevant to the patient current health status & treatment should reflect the future plan in compliance with the admitting consultant.
• To liaise with the admitting consultants & to start the follow up treatments.
• To coordinate all the references with other specialists if desired.
• To ensure all the investigations are sent & the reports are interpreted & inform the concerned consultants. To ensure all related follow up including any change in the line of treatment on the basis of the reports of the investigations.
• To give bedside over to the reliever while going off duty.
• To ensure the diets of the patients are ordered as per the recommendations.
• To ensure that the medicines to the patients are delivered as per the prescriptions.
• To counsel all the discharged patients for further follow ups & to handover the discharge summary. The second copy of the same should be countersigned by the patient or the attendants & to be kept in the patient record file.
• To take round with all the Consultants, Classified Specialists, Gr. Specialists in the specialty & to document the instructions & to ensure their compliance.
• Collective rounds with the verticals, subordinates & to ensure all preventive & corrective measures to maintain the highest standards of patient care & service delivery.
• Should facilitate all audits in the concerned areas & answer all their queries.
• Inventory management, In addition to that to ensure systems to avoid wastages/pilferages/thefts etc.

Performance Parameters

• To prepare Discharge summary a day before actual discharge and submit to consultant for review by 7:00 PM
• No error (or zero error) in Discharge Summary report
• Submit approved final discharge summary by 10:30 AM in HIS system.
• Quality and timeliness of the service delivery of the patients.
• Thorough history taking & Medical Records keeping.
• To participate in quality audits in the concerned areas & to ensure preventive & corrective actions.
• To ensure error free Medical care in all allocated areas.
• To participate in the CMEs.
• To maintain highest standards in infection control & waste management.
• To ensure all the emergency medicines are available & the equipments are in the working condition in the Deptt.
• To train all the subordinate staff for best practices to ensure implementation of service excellence programme.
• Handling of grievances of patients & the internal staff.
• To participate in the performance management system of the all reporting subordinates.
• Prompt grievance/complaint handlings.
 

Education

A recognized degree from Medical Council of India. Must be registered with State/Medical Council of India.

Experience

0- 1 year of relevant experience in the concerned specialty in a Super/Multi Specialty hospital is preferable.

Knowledge

•    Quick Thinking, Fast Moving, and have wide spectrum of knowledge.
•    Strong communication skills.
•    Conceptual and Analytical skills.
•    Computer literacy and hands on PC.