Head of Emergency Unit
Mediclinic
Date: 14 hours ago
City: Polokwane, Limpopo
Contract type: Full time
Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates.
The Group is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To provide overall clinical leadership in the emergency centre and to be the driver for safe, patient-focused clinical care by the effective development and utilisation of resources, ongoing data analysis and prioritised action plans.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: MB BCh/MB ChB and Dip PEC (or equivalent), MMed EM
DESIRED EDUCATION: FCEM, MPhil EM, MSc, PhD EM orequivalent
Required Experience
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: At least three years’ experience working in an emergency centre in the private sector and at least one year of supervisory or managerial experience
DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Suitable managerial and leadership involvementin the emergency medicine environment
Required Job Skills And Knowledge
The Group is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To provide overall clinical leadership in the emergency centre and to be the driver for safe, patient-focused clinical care by the effective development and utilisation of resources, ongoing data analysis and prioritised action plans.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- Lead the clinical service delivery in the emergency centre
- Lead, manage and mentor the emergency centre practitioners
- Integrate data, audits and reports to develop solutions for business
- requirements
- Actively participate in company strategies and projects
- Initiate and drive emergency centre quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives to ensure safe, quality patient care is delivered at all times
- Identify and mitigate risks in the emergency centre
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: MB BCh/MB ChB and Dip PEC (or equivalent), MMed EM
DESIRED EDUCATION: FCEM, MPhil EM, MSc, PhD EM orequivalent
Required Experience
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: At least three years’ experience working in an emergency centre in the private sector and at least one year of supervisory or managerial experience
DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Suitable managerial and leadership involvementin the emergency medicine environment
Required Job Skills And Knowledge
- Other relevant clinical courses (e.g. Advanced airway, Ultrasound, Procedural sedation)
- The Charter of the Public and Private Health Sectors of the Republic of South Africa
- MS Office package
- Children's Act No. 38 of 2005 & Children's Amendment Act No. 41 of 2007
- Data management and report writing skills
- Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974
- HPCSA Regulations and Guidelines on Ethical rules, regulations and policy guidelines
- The Patients†Right Charter
- National Health Act No.61 of 2003 & Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002
- South African Triage Scale
- Disaster and Major Incident Management
- Advanced Life Support Courses (Cardiac, Pediatric and Trauma)
- MCSA Clinical Policies and Procedures relevant to the Emergency Centre
- Private healthcare industry knowledge
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