Emergency Care Practitioners (ECPs) at Karoli Lwanga Hospital- Nyakibale, Rukungiri, Uganda

Job Description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Perform a thorough history and complete physical exam in order to determine the cause of the patient’s illness.
2. Identify and treat life-threatening conditions (for example: shock, abdominal pathology requiring surgery, sepsis, complicated malaria, malnutrition, traumatic injuries, and infections).
3. Generate a broad differential diagnosis for emergency conditions.
4. Order and interpret appropriate investigations, including x-rays and laboratory tests.

5. Safety perform procedures required for emergent management and diagnosis of illnesses (for example: lumbar puncture, limited bedside ultrasound, incision and drainage, procedural sedation with ketamine, removal of foreign bodies, fracture care, wound care including complicated suturing).
6. Independently initiate appropriate treatment (for example: antibiotics, anti-malaria, congestive cardiac failure treatment, blood transfusions, iv fluids).
7. Appropriately prescribe pain medications as needed.
8. Decide on appropriate disposition and follow-up for patients in the emergency department.
9. Good bedside manner. This includes taking time to explain diagnosis and treatment plans, as well as tests and procedures, and practicing appropriate safety and pain management.
Can perform any other duty assigned to him/her from time to time by the Head of Department/
Management.

QUALIFICATIONS: Must have Diploma in Emergency Care Medicine or Diploma in Clinical Medicine or Certificate in Emergency Care Medicine from a recognized Institution.

Karoli Lwanga Hospital- Nyakibale remains an ‘Equal Opportunity Employer’