Orthopaedic Surgeon
Iqarus
Date: 4 days ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract type: Full time
Company Description
Iqarus has a proud history, extending over 40 years, of delivering fully-integrated healthcare solutions in complex and demanding operating environments. We operate across the medical spectrum from primary care and occupational health, to advanced pre-hospital trauma care, through to full scale laboratory, radiological, diagnostic and surgical capabilities. Our approach projects the highest standards of clinical care into the environments in which we operate, through a combination of local knowledge, multinational medical staff, integrated global clinical governance, training and medical supply. Our highly-skilled operational teams deliver frontline and preventative services to mitigate health risk and help organisations keep their workforces safe, healthy, resilient and productive. By increasing the quality, simplicity and efficiency of health delivery we enhance our clients’ return on investment in health and in many instances, help elevate social and/or humanitarian objectives too. Our clients include multinationals and SMEs, governments, non-governmental organisations, supra-nationals, and non-governmental organisations.
Job Description
Role summary:
The Surgeon is responsible for providing pre-operative, operative, and post-operative management of patient care within the multi-disciplined clinical team. Additionally, the Surgeon will provide the clinical lead within surgical facilities in support of the Iqarus Regional Medical Director.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Qualifications & Experience:
Please provide copies of the following qualifications and certifications:
Iqarus has a proud history, extending over 40 years, of delivering fully-integrated healthcare solutions in complex and demanding operating environments. We operate across the medical spectrum from primary care and occupational health, to advanced pre-hospital trauma care, through to full scale laboratory, radiological, diagnostic and surgical capabilities. Our approach projects the highest standards of clinical care into the environments in which we operate, through a combination of local knowledge, multinational medical staff, integrated global clinical governance, training and medical supply. Our highly-skilled operational teams deliver frontline and preventative services to mitigate health risk and help organisations keep their workforces safe, healthy, resilient and productive. By increasing the quality, simplicity and efficiency of health delivery we enhance our clients’ return on investment in health and in many instances, help elevate social and/or humanitarian objectives too. Our clients include multinationals and SMEs, governments, non-governmental organisations, supra-nationals, and non-governmental organisations.
Job Description
Role summary:
The Surgeon is responsible for providing pre-operative, operative, and post-operative management of patient care within the multi-disciplined clinical team. Additionally, the Surgeon will provide the clinical lead within surgical facilities in support of the Iqarus Regional Medical Director.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform surgical interventions, including damage control surgery and surgical procedures for emergency surgical cases, to deliver life, limb, and function saving medical treatment
- Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, specialists, and other medical staff
- Recognise and record information on medical condition and surgical risk
- Stabilise and support a casualty before evacuation by air or land, in support of ER clinical team if required
- Liaise with other medical staff to ensure continuity of care
- Ensures that all medical records are properly kept and maintained
- Provision of clinical reporting
- Support clinical mentoring for staff development
- Ensure best practice in line with clinical guidelines and SOPs
- Support the clinical excellence framework under direction from the Regional Medical Director.
Qualifications
Qualifications & Experience:
- University Degree in Medicine with a minimum of 5 Years post qualification experience
- A specialist qualification and/or formal education program in Surgery.
- Remain clinically up to date in surgical procedures and demonstrate operating time.
Please provide copies of the following qualifications and certifications:
- A fully updated CV
- Degree/Diploma certificate
- Any post-graduation specializations (e.g., Aero Medicine, Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Surgical Speciality)
- Additional valid and current medical course certificates (e.g., ATLS, PHTLS, ACLS)
- Current practice license or medical registration with the medical council of your country
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