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Physician Assistant

JOB SUMMARY

Company Plantations S...
Industry Healthcare
Category Medical/Pharm...
Location PSG Clinic - ...
Job Status Permanent
Salary Attractive
Education Medical/Nursi...
Experience 4 years
Job Expires Feb 28, 2020
Contact ...
 

Company Profile

PSG is an Oil Palm and Rubber Plantations company located at Daboase in the Wassa East District of the Western Region.  It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SOCFINAF SA  of Luxembourg and has over 2,000 employees.

Job Description

Plantations Socfinaf Ghana (PSG) Limited wishes to inform all qualified and interested candidates about a vacant position in the Admin/HR Department: Physician Assistant
 
  • Job Location : PSG Clinic - Daboase
  • Reporting To : Admin/HR Manager
 
Job Purpose
To manage the General Administration and Operations of the Company’s Clinic to solving all the health related challenges of the employees and their dependants. 
 
Main Duties and Responsibilities
  • Responsible for the management of the General Administration of the Company’s Clinic.
  • Supervise all the employees at the Clinic.
  • Responsible for all diagnosis of medical problems that the employees and their authorized dependents bring to the Clinic and prescribe appropriate therapy for their treatment.
  • To refer patients or cases, where appropriate to Ahmadiyya Hospital at Daboase or the Effia Nkwanta Hospital at Sekondi as the case may be.
  • Responsible for the general maintenance and control of the Company’s Ambulance.
  • Maintain the highest standard of hygiene and cleanliness at the Clinic.
  • Ensure the availability of basic drugs at the Clinic at all times, while at the same time ensuring that drugs are not over stocked.
  • Responsible for maintenance of appropriate controls over the drugs to prevent their misuse and theft.
  • Diligently enforcing all Company’s policies, procedures and regulations applicable to sanitation, employee discipline, cost control, etc. 
  • Assist the Administration and HR Manager in the preparation of Annual Budgets of the Department, and its monitoring to ensure that activities comply with the budget.
  • Discharge any other function that may be assigned by the Administration and HR Manager and the Managing Director as the situation may demand.
Communication and Working relationships
  • Maintain effective communication with superiors, colleagues, patients/ clients and visitors.
  • Discuss treatment/management of condition with patient and relatives where applicable and encourage them to ask questions. 
  • Attend meetings as required in connection with the nursing care.
  • Effectively work in a team with other health workers.
Health Safety Responsibilities
  • Adhere to the health and safety policies, guidelines/protocols (e.g. the use of personal protective clothing/equipment.
  • Take care of own safety and take all measures to ensure the safety of the patient, relatives and staff - reporting all accidents, risk assessments and incidents, completing relevant documentation and undertaking further investigation as directed. 
  • Assist the Ward Manager/Unit in-Charge to maintain a safe, clean, pleasant and therapeutic environment taking remedial action when necessary. 
Quality Assurance
Comply with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) quality assurance policy and guidelines and work within the prescribed quality standards for the nursing care. 

Required Skills or Experience

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Educational Qualification & Experience

 

  • Registered Nurse (Diploma) plus Medical Assistant Qualification (In-depth Diploma) plus seven (7) years working experience at the level of Medical Assistant plus evidence of continuous professional development OR
  • Degree in Medical Assistant, Degree in Nursing, Degree in Public Health, and any health or medical related discipline plus five (4) years’ experience.

 

  • Relevant Postgraduate Degree
  • Training in management and leadership.

Knowledge

  • Knowledge of patients’ rights and responsibilities
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety
  • Knowledge and understanding of quality assurance issues
  • Working knowledge of primary health care/emergency services
  • Knowledge of health trends
  • Knowledge and competency in district health and sub-district health care services and referral system
  • Knowledge and competency in basic surgical procedure

 

 

Skills

 

  • Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work, lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Ability to organize workload and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrated ability to work on own initiative.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills

Computer skills.

 

Personal Attributes

  • Self-motivated/ ability to motivate others
  • Flexible attitude and committed to the needs of the service

 

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