- The Senior Registrar, Emergency Medicine will be responsible for delivering high-quality emergency care, managing a diverse range of acute illnesses and injuries, and ensuring smooth patient flow through the department.
- The role involves leading clinical teams, optimizing operational efficiency, and upholding evidence-based practices.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Clinical Care & Patient Management:
- Perform rapid, accurate, and comprehensive assessments of patients presenting with undifferentiated emergency conditions.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests (e.g., laboratory investigations, imaging studies, ECGs) to formulate differential diagnoses.
- Administer emergency medications and perform life-saving procedures, including CPR, advanced airway management, defibrillation, and cardioversion.
- Execute common emergency procedures such as wound care, suturing, fracture reduction, and lumbar puncture.
- Stabilize critically ill patients and coordinate their transfer to ICU or specialized units.
Team Leadership & Supervision:
- Supervise and mentor medical officers, resident doctors, and interns, providing hands-on training in emergency procedures.
- Serve as shift lead, making key operational decisions in collaboration with the Consultant Emergency Physician and nursing team.
- Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
Patient Flow & Operational Efficiency:
- Optimize patient flow from triage to disposition, minimizing delays and overcrowding.
- Coordinate with Radiology, ICU, Surgery, and Laboratory teams for efficient case management.
- Participate in daily handovers, clinical rounds, and interdepartmental reviews.
- Communication & Interpersonal Skills
- Communicate empathetically with patients and families, explaining diagnoses, treatment plans, and prognoses clearly.
- Collaborate effectively with nursing staff, allied health professionals, and specialist physicians for coordinated care.
- Address challenging patient or family interactions with professionalism and compassion.
Documentation & Compliance:
- Maintain accurate, timely medical records, adhering to AMCE's policies and legal requirements.
- Utilize the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system proficiently.
- Ensure compliance with infection control protocols, clinical guidelines, and quality standards.
Quality Improvement & Research:
- Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement projects, and peer reviews to enhance patient safety.
- Contribute to research initiatives, case publications, and departmental policy development.
- MBBS or equivalent medical Degree from a recognized institution.
- 1- 4 years of post-fellowship experience in emergency medicine.
- Membership in Emergency Medicine (e.g., MWACEM, MRCEM, or equivalent).
- Valid medical license to practice in Nigeria.
- Certifications in Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support.
- Proven expertise in high-acuity emergency care, trauma management, and procedural skills.