Main Responsibilities

Organisation and Department

• Assist with achieving department KPIs
• Assist department in achieving institutions KPIs

Quality Assurance Initiatives

• Ensure compliance with regulatory authorities mandates and directives
• Actively participate in quality improvement programmes
• Participate in local / overseas conference by submitting educational papers and performing requiring presentations
• Multidisciplinary Round participation
• Mortality Review presentation and participation
• Peer Review Learning presentation and participation
• Continuing Medical Education presentations and participation
• Help conduct clinical audit, data compilations, manuscript writing and presentation

Patient Care and Supervision

• Responsible for delivering quality patient care at allocated dialysis centres
• Assist with implementation of patient care policies and procedures
• Ensure infection control measures are adhered and implemented
• Perform monthly physician dialysis rounds at assigned dialysis centres
• Perform ad hoc rounding at dialysis centres, as needed
• Participate in medical review of patients being admitted to dialysis centres
• Help Medical Director in the following duties:
• Water quality standards as per MOHs Renal Dialysis Guidelines
• Dialysate quality and monitoring biochemical and microbiological
• Attending calls and answering email or communications from dialysis centre or nurses during operating hours of the DCs 
• Ensure proper and timely documentation of treatment and prescriptions ordered for patients under review
• Work with allied health staff, social workers, admission office staff, medical affairs staff and other departmental colleagues, to ensure quality patient care and other necessary duties, as needed
• Monitor and report targets for various clinical indicators
• Assist to monitor care provided by visiting doctors and provide backup coverage, as needed
• Assist in supervising locum doctors or doctors not accredited by SAB/SMC under Renal Medicine, to ensure quality of care being delivered
• Comply to all policy and procedures to ensure quality of care
• Service enhancement: Help expand existing patient care programmes and provide assistance in initiating new services
• To perform duties as and when assigned by the Director of Medical Services or equivalent designation

Training

• Work with and supervise nursing staff on patient management
• Provide teaching support and supervision for training on:-
• Introduction to Renal Dialysis for nurses
• Clinical Empowerment Programmes for nursing
• Technical training for nursing, allied health care workers and ancillary staff
• Take active role in CEN training, assessment and certification of candidates 

Administrative

• Provide support in supervision and task completion of staff in Medical Affairs and Medical Services, as needed
• Provide support to Medical Director for fulfilling admin duties, as needed
• Provide support in research activities approved by Medical Director
• Assist in approval of high-value drugs 
• Help organise KCC and provide leadership as a chair or co-chair person, as requested
• Take active role in new DC licensing by MOH, ensuring all regulatory requirements are met
• Management, initiation and oversight of clinical programmes, as requested

Qualifications

• Degree in Medicine from a recognized University
• Certification by Specialist Accreditation Board (SAB) in Renal Medicine
• Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP) or American Board Certification qualification or equivalent qualification eligible for registration with SMC
• Full Registration under Renal Medicine with SMC

Experience

• 5 years experience in clinical nephrology practice including clinical management of patients with end-stage renal disease

Soft Skills

• Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Full competence in written and spoken English

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified

Interested applicants please send your updated resume to noga.lim@peopleprofilers.com

Noga Lim Wei Loong
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People Profilers Pte Ltd, 20 Cecil St, #08-09, PLUS Building, Singapore 049705
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