Senior Resident

• To initiate evaluation and treatment of patients, modify evaluation

and treatment begun by junior medical colleagues in furtherance ofthe highest quality of patient care.

• To participate in the general management and care of all patients

including undertaking preliminary basis and routine investigations andtreatment (pre-and post-operative care) under supervision.

• To see all new cases especially the seriously ill patient immediately

upon admission and to initiate emergency treatment without delay.

• To ensure that all investigations and treatment prescribed are carried

out and reviewing cases daily or more frequently including reviewingthe results of investigations and treatments.

• To oversee the proper documentation of patients management from

admission to discharge.

• To ensure clarity of plan of care for each patient is documented on a

daily basis.

• To prepare a comprehensive discharge summary for each patient

which is authenticated by a consultant.

• To carry out procedures under supervision.
• To attend all department ward rounds.
• To check on the pre-operative preparation of patients.
• To perform night calls as per the prescribed duty roster.
• To completely and accurately fill up all service request forms.
• To update case notes and complete all case records within 24 hours of

the patients discharge.

• To inform immediate supervisor on duty as soon as possible of all

problems e.g. new cases, deterioration in condition of patients, caseswhere medicolegal problems may arise (assaults, accidents, andpoisonings).

• To supervise junior medical colleagues on the performance of

practical procedures like lumbar puncture etc.

• To report all deviation or error in any system to the appropriate

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