Staff Physician / Resident Physician

About the role

A hospital seeks a Staff Physician or Resident Physician who will provide a high standard of medical care and join the teaching faculty. The role covers community hospital, nursing home, home care and outpatient clinic settings, with site-specific duties.

Key responsibilities

• Teaching and training sessions, and optional research under the supervision of senior doctors
• Family conferences, committee work and incident reviews as directed by the Medical Director
• Daily clinical rounds, admitting new patients and referrals, and working with visiting consultants
• Clinical procedures such as suturing, venepuncture, IV lines and catheterization
• Patient care conference and multidisciplinary care and discharge planning
• Emergencies, exit rounds and handover to the on-call doctor; 1st line sleep-in or stay-out on-call
• Nursing homes: rounds, geriatric assessments, discharge follow-up and procedures in the nursing home
• Home care: continuity of care for chronic conditions, ad hoc visits and geriatric assessments
• Outpatient clinics: managing acute and chronic conditions and offering updated screening and preventive care

Required profile

• Medical degree recognized by the Singapore Medical Council
• Basic post-graduate medical degree acceptable as a specialist qualification, e.g. MRCP and Master of Family Medicine (Family Physician)
• At least 2 years of post-qualification experience
• Experience and passion for clinical work
• Integrity, motivation and ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team