Intensivist

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive medical care to critically ill patients in the ICU, including those with respiratory failure, sepsis, shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and other life-threatening conditions.
• Conduct thorough assessments, diagnostic evaluations, and treatment planning for patients admitted to the ICU, incorporating advanced diagnostic techniques and imaging studies as needed.
• Perform and oversee invasive procedures commonly performed in the ICU, such as endotracheal intubation, central venous catheterization, arterial line placement, and bedside ultrasonography.
• Engage in quality improvement initiatives, research projects, and scholarly activities aimed at advancing critical care practice and enhancing patient safety and outcomes.
• Act rapidly and effectively, manage self, patients, and other employees, during an emergency.
• Optimize mechanical ventilation settings, hemodynamic support, and other therapeutic interventions based on individual patient needs and evolving clinical circumstances.
• Lead daily multidisciplinary rounds with ICU team members, including nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals, to review patient status, develop care plans, and coordinate treatment strategies
• Participate in code blue responses, rapid response activations, and other emergent situations requiring critical care expertise.
• Provide education, training, and mentorship to medical students, residents, fellows, and other healthcare providers rotating through the ICU.
• Be available for on-call duties

Skills Requirement

• Ability to demonstrate effective management of all cases.
• Attention to detail and capable of remaining calm under pressure.
• Strong ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with professional staff, local officials and the general public.
• Critical-Thinking and Organizational Skills
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with professional staff, local officials and the general public.

Experience Requirement

• Minimum of a Doctor of Medicine degree (MBCHB) plus Registration and License to Practice.
• Must be a member of a recognized medical council / professional body.
• Must have a minimum five (5) years post specialization experience.
• Board certification or eligibility in critical care medicine or a related specialty (e.g., pulmonary medicine, anaesthesia, emergency medicine).

WORK PROFILE

The Bank Hospital

Location: Block F6 Shippi Road Cantonment, Accra

P.O. Box CT 1224, Cantonments, Accra | Tel +233 302 739373 | Reg Number CS156732016

Date Posted: February 28, 2024

Closing Date for Applications: March 12, 2024