Medical Officer

**Medical Officer - ICU
**Conceptualized in the year 2004 as a philanthropic initiative for the Eastern and North-Eastern
parts of India and the neighboring countries, the Tata Medical Center (TMC) started operations in
Kolkata on May 16, 2011. The hospital is governed by a charitable trust - Tata Medical Centre
Trust. It is an integrated Oncology facility with well-trained professional staff and equipped with
modern facilities and the most contemporary medical equipment. The hospital was designed by
Cannon Design, a renowned architectural firm from North America. It is located on 13 acres of
land at New Town in Kolkata, West Bengal.

The hospital is an integrated Oncology facility with well-trained professional staff and equipped
with modern facilities and contemporary medical equipment. The Hospital, with a capacity of 437
beds, serves all sections of the society, with 75% of the infrastructure earmarked for subsidized
treatment for the underprivileged sections. It provides a wide spectrum of services from
diagnosis and therapy to rehabilitation and palliative support. The Institution’s objective is to
excel in service, education and research.

TMC is also running many academic programmes and has entered into institutional collaborations
in education, research, and outreach programmes in the field of interdisciplinary medical,
research and technology

From January 2021 onwards, Tata Medical Center has started conducting Indian Diploma in
Critical Care Medicine (IDCCM), Certificate of Training in Critical Care Medicine (CTCCM) under
Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM).

**Qualification**: MBBS

**Experience**: Minimum 1 year working experience in an ICU setting.

**Brief Job Description and Expectations**:
**Clinical **

New ICU Admissions:
Attend to all new patients to ICU within 10 minutes of admission.

New patient assessment to be finished within 30 minutes of admission.

Inform ICU Consultant(s) of all new admissions as soon as assessment is

completed.

All ICU Patients:
Round-the-clock medical management of all ICU and HDU patients.

Regular rounds of the ICU and HDU for patient management. The frequency of

rounds will depend on the clinical condition of patients.

Meticulous documentation of all medical notes, as per hospital policy.

Presentation and discussion of all cases with ICU Consultant(s) during rounds.

Similar exercise to be undertaken with respective primary Consultants of the

patients.

Raising investigation orders and pharmacy prescriptions for patients.

Performing relevant procedures as mandated by standard medical care and

guided by the ICU Consultant(s) and/or the primary Consultant.

To follow Infection Control practices as per hospital policy.

**Documentation **

Daily patient clinical progress notes and assessments as per standard medical care and

guided by the ICU Consultant(s).

All salient events.

Relevant and appropriate consent forms.

Medication and investigation orders.

Communication and referrals to other specialties.

Major communications with patient family members.

**Communication **

Effective communication with all.

Patients and their family members

Other colleagues and staff members

Documented handover to the next MO/Registrar on duty.

Regular briefing of the ICU Consultant(s) and the primary Consultant, including

admissions, discharges, deaths or ‘significant’ changes in patient status or condition. Final

decision on changes in patient care and orders will be made by the Consultants, except in

life-threatening and emergency conditions.

Discussion of administrative issues or conflicts with ICU Consultant(s).

**Demeanour **

Respectful behaviour with all concerned in the ICU, befitting the standards and culture of

the hospital.

Empathetic communication with patients and their family members.

Punctuality in the duty schedules - you may also be at the receiving end at times & will

yourself sometimes need to leave early/on time.

**The remuneration will be commensurate with years of experience.
**Mr. Suvasish Mukherjee, Head-Human Resources, Tata Medical Center, 14 MAR (EW), New Town,