Meridian Hospital Port Harcourt Job Vacancy for a Family Physician (Senior Medical Officer)

Meridian Hospital - A well established Hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State seeks to employ suitably qualified, experienced, self-motivated and hardworking professionals to fill the position of:


Job Title: Family Physician (Senior Medical Officer)

Location: Rivers

Job Description

• Examine, diagnose and treat patients who have been referred to the hospital by GPs and other health professionals.
• Promoting health education;
• Undertaking managerial responsibilities such as planning the workload and staffing of the department, especially at more senior levels;
• Teaching junior doctors and medical students, as well as auditing and research.
• Apply medical knowledge and skills to the diagnosis, prevention and management of disease.
• Monitoring and providing general care to patients on hospital wards and in outpatient clinics;
• Admitting patients requiring special care followed by investigations and treatment;
• Examining and talking to patients to diagnose their medical conditions;
• Carrying out specific procedures, e.g. performing operations and specialist investigations;
• Making notes and preparing paperwork, both as a legal record of treatment and for the benefit of other healthcare professionals;
• Working with other doctors as part of a team, either in the same department or within other specialties;
• Liaising with other medical and non-medical staff in the hospital to ensure quality treatment;

• Must have a Post Graduate Qualification in Family Medicine (Fellowship or Diploma) with proven surgical skills.
• Good computer literacy
• Leadership skills
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Minimum of 7 years post MBBS/MBBCh working experience.
• Age between 38 to 45 years