Job Description

About the Company

Petroleum Development Oman is the leading exploration and production company in the Sultanate of Oman. The Company delivers the majority of the country's crude oil production and natural gas supply.

Purpose of the Job

To deliver primary and occupational healthcare services to over 20,000 PDO employees and their dependents through its nine clinics within the Company’s locations. PDO’s medical department comprise over 80 staff, of which 15 are medical officers. Unlike their counterparts in healthcare industries, the Company’s medical officers perform a wide range of non-medical related tasks such as investigations on industrial accidents and food poisoning, participating in auditing, developing Health Risks Assessments etc. PDO medical officer is by default a member of the Company’s medical board committee, who under the chairmanship of the chief medical officer meets once a month to discuss on employees’ individuals’ health ability to continue working or not. The Medical Officer position is based in PDO interior locations.

Education & Experience

• A bachelor's degree in medicine with minimum 10 years of experience in general practicing.
• Experience in Occupational Health Medicine is necessary.
  
  

Main Responsibilities

Provide skilled health assessment, diagnosis and treatment services to Company’s sick employees, their dependents and retired staff and their spouses. In interior locations, the services extend to Contractors employees, as and when required.

Respond to all types of medical emergencies to deal with critical conditions.

Provide consultations of specialist clinics, e.g., diabetic, hypertension, antenatal/postnatal etc. according to distribution of work responsibility.

Refer patients appropriately to other providers if their needs exceed range of care provided internally. Follow up referred cases till definitive management is decided. Assist in obtaining early appointment for urgent cases, and if warranted, for patients of lower literacy.

Oversee that immunization services provided by the company are as per the MOH program and that specific targets set by the MOH are met.

Proactively assist MCC in establishing and implementing department’s goals, objectives and policies in all the ventures in order to attain the highest standards of clinical performance.

Perform routine and new recruit medical checkup as per the clinic’s schedules paying particular attention to specific requirements (i.e., 40+, firefighters, fitness to work, etc.) as described in SP1230.

Conduct inspections of Contractors’ medical facilities in PDO operation areas to verify that clinics are operating according to PDO policy as stipulated in SP1230, and that ambulances and medical staff are licensed and meet statutory and regulatory requirements.

Document all care provided and education/information given to patients within their health record, as per the clinic procedure (currently IMIS).

Refer cases to the medical board committee and reside over the board meeting.

Take active role in the management of Occupational Health Management through education, identification, classification and reporting of all occupational illnesses and occupational injuries.

Participate in health education programs; these include presentation to public, individual advice to patients with chronic medical conditions, diets etc.

Perform the tasks allotted to MCC in his absence, if delegated to do so.

Demonstrate knowledge of and compliance of HSE policies and rules; you form a membership of the investigative team, as and when situation demands.

Demonstrate patient-focused approach in service provision with genuine empathy and interest in their needs. Show maturity and professionalism by maintaining medical confidentiality to uphold the principles and the integrity of the department.

Doing on call duty around 4 per month

Has an updated ACLS and BLS certificate

Skills Required

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