Home Healthcare Doctor

The Home Healthcare doctor will manage the clients' acute and chronic medical conditions through regular home visits and telehealth service.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and support the clinical team in medical decisions
• Uphold clinical governance standards, infection control and patient safety standards in home care setting, ensuring HCSA compliance
• Provide medical consultation through regular home visits or telehealth service
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team, patient and NOKs to develop holistic care plans for clients and optimize their medical conditions and functional status, including primary, secondary, tertiary prevention
• Perform bedside procedures such as venipuncture, urinary catheterization, and management of simple tubes and drains
• Titrate and prescribe medication for the clients
• Assist with referral to other internal services e.g. Home Nursing or Home therapy or external social services, as appropriate
• Ensure accurate documentation of medical records
• Develop pathways to improve the continuity of care for patients between CH and community
• Develop clinical expertise to expand the scope of the team
• Other job-related duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements:

• Possess a basic medical degree or postgraduate qualification that is registrable with the Singapore Medical Council
• Full registration with the Singapore Medical Council
• In active clinical practice
• Possess relevant experience in home care services would be an advantage
• Strong clinical acumen
• Able to work independently
• A team player with a passion to care for the elderly
• Possess good interpersonal and communications skills
• Willing to travel to clients’ homes to provide services