Medical Officer – Emergency Department
Salary not disclosed
Closes in 14 days
About the company
Aspen Medical Fiji is part of the Aspen Medical Global Team, a healthcare provider operating hospital and primary care services. The company emphasises professional development, wellness, and collegiate working relationships for its clinical staff.
About the role
This Medical Officer role sits within the Emergency Department at Lautoka and supports and assists the Senior Medical Officers (SMOs) in delivering high-quality care. The position contributes to primary care service delivery, including programs such as Family Health, Non-Communicable Diseases, Communicable Disease Control, Food and Nutrition, Environmental Health, Oral Health, and Health Promotion and Wellness. The officer is expected to work collaboratively with the SMO team, maintain strong clinical standards, and support risk management and governance within the hospital.
Key responsibilities
- Implement hospital activities by working effectively with the SMO and maintaining a positive collegiate relationship.
- Undertake clinical responsibilities including patient care, consultation and liaison with other units and referring hospitals, and maintaining accurate records and confidentiality.
- Participate in peer reviews and monitor and evaluate hospital activities to ensure corrective measures support effective, efficient services.
- Identify and minimise risk at a systemic level through effective communication and management to improve clinical governance.
- Undertake education, research, and some teaching activities to support staff, students, and other stakeholders, while pursuing continuous professional development.
- Participate in developing a safe and healthy workplace and comply with safe work procedures.
- Take reasonable care for own safety and health and that of others, in line with the OHS policy.
- Perform other reasonable duties delegated by management.
About the successful candidate
- Undergraduate medical degree with successfully completed internship and community health service experience.
- Knowledge of evidence-based standards of safe practice in general medicine, with interest in a relevant specialised field.
- Awareness of medical and government legislation, policies, and medico-legal compliance.
- Familiarity with concepts and tools used in clinical leadership, management, audits, research, monitoring and evaluation, and clinical governance.
- Experience working in a hospital with limited resources, including resuscitating patients with life-threatening emergencies and supporting emergency response teams.
- Good clinical and procedural skills, strong communication, and adequate organisational abilities.
- Able to work within a multidisciplinary team, under pressure, in a resource-constrained environment, and cope with adverse outcomes.
- Able to recognise and escalate complex medical problems using an evidence-based approach with guidance from specialists.