Resident Neurosurgeon at Avenue Healthcare

Job Objective/ Purpose:

Provide and ensure quality Neurosurgeon Services within the Avenue group in line with the company policies and procedures.

Main Responsibilities

• Conduct Neurosurgeon outpatient clinics in line with the hospital schedules and attend to both walk-in and referred patients.
• Attend to all patients who require Neurosurgeon services in theater within hospital standard operating procedures, national and internationally guidelines.
• Conducting timely ward rounds/patient reviews for all general surgery patients in the hospital, in line with the hospital standard operating procedures, national, and international treatment guidelines.
• Accurate and clear documentation of patient history, physical examination, investigations, and management.
• Provide clarity of investigations to be carried out and interpretation of the results and ensure update to the patients and the next of kin. 
• Facilitate patient admissions, necessary consents, and discharges.
• Counsel clients on treatment and compliance to treatment (patient and family) while ensuring their participation in decision making in their management.
• Carry out procedures and surgical interventions as per authorized/licensed privileges while ensuring high quality of care/services and safety of patients.
• Conduct family conferences in line with hospital standard operating procedures.
• Participate in morbidity and mortality audits and meetings.
• Participation in incident reporting, root cause analysis and Quality Improvement Plan
• Participate in the continuous review and improvement of departmental standard operating procedures.
• Facilitate Continuous Medical Education, mentorship, and skills training to colleagues.
• Acquiring new skills on best practices and proactively facilitate implementation. 
• Maintain a positive work attitude and foster teamwork.
• Always maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Ensure patient satisfaction through quality of care, communication, feedback and escalation and demonstrate follow-up and improvement.
• Ensure sustainability and growth by:
• Increasing the quality and diversity of services offered in the facility. 
  • supporting outreach activities. 
  • support revenue cycle management through ensuring pre-authorization, billing, and accurately filling of all necessary claims’ documentation.
  • maintaining awareness about credit limits.
• Ensure that Avenue corporate governance policies are adhered to. 
  • Prevent, detect and report any fraud or criminal activity timely review and implementation of audit recommendations
• Ensure adequate knowledge of all Avenue policies, procedures and systems as outlined in the HRMIS.
• Any other duty as assigned by your immediate supervisor in line with the job description.

Person Specification

• Specialist recognition in Neurosurgeon
• Masters in Neurosurgeon
• Bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery
• Laparoscopic Surgery Training & Experience is and added advantage
• 3 years' experience