Rmo Job Description 1
Rmo Job Description 1
Rmo Job Description 1
JOB DESCRIPTION
Reports to: Medical Superintendent and through him to Chair Person of Medical Advisory
Committee
Job Summary
To be part of a team providing 24 hour medical cover and immediate first line resuscitation to
any hospital patient, visitor or staff member as required.
To assist in the management of patients and provide back-up support to the consultant.
General
A professional approach must be adopted with all patients, staff and visitors.
RMOs must work within their level of experience and competence and highlight verbally and in
writing to the nurse in charge if they are being asked to work outside the level of their
competences.
To provide medical cover, routine and emergency, during hours of duty and work in conjunction
with the other RMO to provide a 24 hour service to the hospital.
To clerk in and assess urgent admissions as required when the relevant consultant is not
immediately available.
To undertake a morning and evening ward round daily and if possible with a member of the
nursing staff when available ensuring patients are visited where appropriate. To make an entry
in the patient’s notes as appropriate following ward rounds or any other patient examinations,
communication or procedures.
To receive a hand-over report on patients from the alternative RMO when commencing duty
and to attend the ward areas between the hours of 7.30 and 9.30 both morning and evening to
enable and establish consultant communication .
The RMO can spend time in theatre, observing procedures if agreed by the Consultant and Ward
Manager. The RMO must be available to return to the ward and departments if required.
Consultants
Under no circumstances should RMOs seek consent for operations or procedures on behalf of a
Consultant. RMOs must seek consent for any procedures that they intend to undertake.
To communicate any medical problems or concerns to Consultants.
To act, as may be reasonably required, on behalf of the Consultant in their absence when
requested.
To undertake within their level of experience and competence certain medical procedures
required by the Consultants.
To liaise with nursing staff regularly (at least every 3-4 hours) to check on patient progress, or
more frequently if their condition necessitates. To see patients at the request of nurses in
charge and carry out examinations of patients.
To take blood samples from patients as may be required from time to time and to undertake
arterial blood sampling as necessary.
To supervise the daily clinical management of all patients in conjunction with the nurse team
leaders and under the guidance of Consultants and attend all post-operative patients on day of
operation and every day following.
To respond to calls from the ward relating to patient care.
To discuss medication on discharge with patients and write a discharge summary if requested.
To assist in the day to day functions at the hospital and any other reasonable tasks, within their
level of experience, requested by the hospital.
To administer intravenous medications / therapy if required
All patient information is confidential and must be respected as all times. The RMO should be
able to interpret Consultant and nursing staff requests.
Hospital
Hospital Pharmacy
To countersign any drug instructions given by Consultants over the telephone and satisfy
prescribing requirements throughout the hospital, as requested by nursing staff by checking
their validity, safety and need.
To communicate as often as necessary with the hospitals’ Pharmacist in relation to the patient’s
prescription and to adhere at all times to the British National Formulary (BNF).
In exceptional circumstances, the RMO may be called to dispense drugs. The RMO must
therefore be aware of the necessary procedures.
The RMO is not allowed to self-prescribe.
Prescribing for staff is only permissible in an emergency.
This job description is not intended to represent the full range of duties, but is indicative of some tasks
to be undertaken.
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