Registrar - Neurology

Objective

To provide & coordinate medical services, to ensure highest standards of patient care.

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, and 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.
• To take rounds and be aware of all patients on the floor.
• To work up all admitted patients, by taking detailed history and performing their examination.
• 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 & 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 & 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.
• To ensure SOP’s of the Medical Services be implemented.
• To help the Functional & administrative heads in day to day operations.
• To adhere to duty roster & to take prior permission of Functional & Administrative heads in case of any mutual arrangements/ leaves etc.
• To participate in the in service education programmes. 
• To train staff in the concerned areas to ensure the service excellence programme.
• To ensure adequate record keeping in the concerned areas.
• To abide by protocols and work in accordance with JCI and NABH norms/standards.
• To participate in periodic staff reviews to assess effectiveness of the particular areas.
• Ensure proper functioning of all the equipment and instruments and coordinate with engineering/biomedical /appropriate department for malfunctioning/repair/replacement /loss/theft/indents.
 

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.
• 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

MBBS from a medical college recognized by Medical Council of India. Must be registered with State/Medical Council of India.

Experience

A Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in the concerned specialty in a Super/Multi Specialty hospital is desirable

Knowledge

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