Eye Care Centre is hiring physicians in Blantyre, Malawi.

Responsibilities

The suitable candidate must be able to:

Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.

• Immunize patients.
• Prescribe treatments or therapies.
• Prescribe medications.

Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients’ conditions.

• Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
• Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.

Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results.

• Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
• Record patient medical histories.

Monitor patients’ conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.

• Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.

Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.

• Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.

Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.

• Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
• Advise communities or institutions regarding health or safety issues.

Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary.

• Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.

Deliver babies.

• Care for women during pregnancy and childbirth.

Coordinate work with nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, and other health care providers.

• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.

Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.

• Supervise patient care personnel.

Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve the functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems.

• Operate on patients to treat conditions.

Plan, implement or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness.

• Design public or employee health programs.
• Direct healthcare delivery programs.

Train other health care professionals.

• Train nurses or assistant medical providers.

Prepare government or organizational reports which include birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals.

• Prepare official health documents or records.

Qualifications

Qualifying candidates must have:

• An MBBS or equivalent degree (BSC-IM will be considered for experienced candidates)
• Valid Medical Council certificates
• At least 1- 2 years work experience in a public hospital.

Application Process

To apply kindly send us an email addressed to the Human Resource Team with your C.V to [email protected] with the subject line Physician Application.

Kindly consider your application unsuccessful should you not hear from us within 2 weeks.