Consultant - HPB Surgery & Liver Transplant

Job Description:

a. To provide comprehensive care to patients admitted under your care.
b. Be responsible for diagnosis and treatment of all the patients admitted under your care and be available to examine and consult / advise on any particular case, if requested by a colleague.
c. Visit all the patients admitted under your care and plan their line of treatment as per the clinical requirements and standards of medical care.
d. Ensure that the team members and the nurses understand the line of treatment and implement the care of patient as per the treatment plan
e. Ensure that the lapses in the implementation of treatment plan are reported appropriately and effectively
f. Provide adequate time to the patient / surrogate decision makers while counseling about the disease process and the treatment plan.
g. Ensure that the patient / surrogate decision maker has understood the treatment plan and there is agreement for the treatment planned.
h. Ensure that the process of clinical diagnosis and further treatment is adequately documented and is transparent in nature.
i. Adhere to the best standards of treatment while following a compassionate and affordable path of treatment.
j. Provide the patient or the surrogate decision maker an approximate estimate of days and financial impact honestly and to the best of one’s abilities.
k. Invite or give reference to specialist of appropriate specialty as and when required.
l. Refer the patient to another specialty if the clinical condition of the patient demands so.

m. To help in developing and implementing the training programs for various activities like

i. Fellowship and DNB programmes.
ii. Training modules for medical and paramedical staff.
iii. Ambulatory medical services” for patients.
iv. Community interaction with family physicians and patients.
v. Introduction to newer technology to upgrade services
n. Be a part of the teaching faculty as and when required.
o. Take responsibility of the apppropriate care and usage of all special equipment that are used by you and notify promptly to the Medical Administration in case of any deficiencies
p. Enroll for medical research or publish suitable medical articles after prior approval.
q. Be available for all emergency calls and operations, when required.
r. Participate in accreditation process of the hospital
s. Involve yourself in designing brochure, of your department.
Any other professional and administrative duties delegated as and when required.