Clinical Associate (SACH - Inpatient)

Job Responsibilities

Carry out daily clinical rounds,

clinics or visits in assigned area / s by reviewing patients'

condition and ordering treatment and investigations as

required.

Attend to new admissions or

referrals by reviewing patients' referral notes, taking a

comprehensive history, performing physical examinations and

interviewing family members (as appropriate).

Carry out rounds with visiting consultants, and to

consider / carry out their recommendations as appropriate.

Perform clinical procedures e.g. suturing, venepuncture,

setting up IV lines, catheterization.

Participate in Patient Care Conference (also known as

multidisciplinary meetings), and contribute to the

multidisciplinary care and / or discharge planning of patients. This

may include screening and referring patients to other services such

as specialist, senior care centres, day rehabilitation centres,

Home Nursing Services and / or Home Medical Services.

• Attend to emergencies in the assigned area / s.

Do exit rounds (in-patient setting) and to hand over to

the doctor on-call.

Do 1st Line on-call

(sleep-in) or stay-out calls as scheduled.

Cover the duties of the other doctors when on night duty,

and during their leave.

Keep abreast of

development in medical practices.

Participate

and contribute towards teaching and training sessions.

Participate in research work under the supervision of

senior doctors.

Participate in committee work,

project(s) as directed by the Medical

Director.

Job

Requirements

Possess a Medical Degree recognized by and

fully / conditional / temporary registered with the Singapore Medical

Council, with relevant post-graduate training in relevant

disciplines such as Internal, Rehabilitation, Geriatric, Palliative

and Family Medicine.

Basic post-graduate

medical degree acceptable as specialist qualification, e.g. Member

of Royal College of Physician and Masters in Family

Medicine.

Possess 2 to 8 years of

post-qualification experience.