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ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF BHUTAN

ROY AL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
POSITION DESCRIPTION
1. JOB IDENTIFICATION:
1.1 Position Title: Generl D!t" Me#i$l O%%i$er
1.& Position Le'el: P(
1.& M)or Gro!*: Me#i$l Ser'i$es Gro!*
1.+ S!,-Gro!*: Me#i$l Ser'i$es
1.( Jo, Co#e No.: 1../.0.01
1.. Jo, Lo$tion (Complete as appropriate):
Ministr": 2elt34 De*rt5ent: Me#i$l Ser'i$es4 Di'ision: 2os*itl Ser'i$es4
Se$tion: 2os*itl6D7on89384 :nit: 2os*itl OPD or B2:.
1.1 Title o% %irst le'el s!*er'isor (Official title of the Supervisor): Me#i$l O%%i$er
&. P:RPOSE; D:TIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Describe the purpose, duties and
responsibilities, indicating what is done how it is done. Purpose should be a short statement
linking the position to the mission and goals of the organization and specifying outputs of
the position. Duties should be presented in decreasing order of percentage of time spent on
them, or in order of relative importance):
P!r*ose: Provide routine clinical and preventive ervice to t!e co""unit#.
D!ties < Res*onsi,ilities = o% ti5e
E$a"ine patient and inveti%ate t!e dieae t!rou%! clinical
e$a"ination and ot!er dia%notic tet& in conultation 'it! enior
p!#ician(pecialit& '!erever necear#)
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Provide ,aic treat"ent -or "edical pro,le" uin% tandard treat"ent
protocol and t!e advice o- enior doctor)
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Revie' and -ollo' up patient under treat"ent to enure t!e co"pletion
o- treat"ent and "onitor t!e pro%re o- t!e patient)
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Provide %uidance and uperviion to t!e ta-- under !i") /.
Ait pecialit in carr#in% out certain procedure a re0uired) .+
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Attend e"er%enc# call) .+
+. >NO?LEDGE AND S>ILLS RE@:IREMENTS 1inimum re!uirements for
performance of work described ("evel of #ducation, $nowledge, %kill and &bility):
+.1 E#!$tion2 Bac!elor o- Medicine 3 Bac!elor o- 4ur%er# 1MBB45
+.& Trinin82 Not re0uired)
+.+ Len8t3 n# t"*e o% *r$ti$l eA*erien$e2 Fre! entr#)
+.( >noBle#8e o% ln8!8es n# ot3er s*e$il reC!ire5ent2 67on%8!a& En%li! and
ot!er lan%ua%e o- B!utan)
(. COMPLEDITY OF ?OR> (Describe the intricacy of tasks, steps, processes or methods
involved in work, difficulty and originality involved in work):
T!e 'or8 involve per-or"in% preli"inar# inveti%ation o- "edical pro,le"9 initiatin%
"edical treat"ent& revie'in% and -ollo' up o- t!e cae) T!e 'or8 alo de"and
independent anal#i and ue o- peronal :ud%"ent& epeciall# '!en poted to !opital in
t!e rural area& to enure e--icienc# and e--ectivene o- t!e coure o- action elected)
.. SCOPE AND EFFECT OF ?OR> (Describe the breadth of work performance, and the
effect the work has on the work of others or the functions of the organization):

T!e :o, o- a G6MO or G664 involve dealin% 'it! a variet# o- co""on dieae condition
or ituation a--ectin% t!e li-e o- t!e patient in particular and people in %eneral) T!e 'or8
alo a--ect ot!er !ealt! peronnel in t!e !opital)
/. INSTR:CTIONS AND G:IDELINES AVAILABLE:

/.1 Instr!$tions 1Describe controls e'ercised over the work by the %uperior( how work
is assigned, reviewed and evaluated):
T!e G6MO(G664 carrie out !i pro-eional :o, "otl# on !i o'n) T!e pecialit
advice !o'ever& 'ill ,e ou%!t a and '!en re0uired& in carr#in% out t!e "edical
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procedure) T!e 'or8 i revie'ed and evaluated ,# t!e Medical 4uperintendent or
Medical O--icer t!rou%! o,ervation& intervie'& e$it intervie' o- t!e patient and
veri-ication o- relevant record)
/.& G!i#elines ()ndicate which written or unwritten guidelines are available, and the
e'tent to which the employees may interpret, adapt or devise new guidelines):
T!e %uideline li8e Eential 6ru% lit& 4tandard Treat"ent Guide and National
6ru% For"ular# 'ill ,e availa,le -or re-erence)
1. ?OR> RELATIONS2IPS 1)ndicate the fre!uency, nature and purpose of contacts with
others within and outside the assigned organization (other than contacts with superiors):
T!e G6MO or G664 'ill 'or8 ver# cloel# 'it! ot!er tea" "e",er in t!e !opital or
BHU li8e pecialit& nure& tec!nician and !ealt! 'or8er includin% t!e patient and t!eir
part#)
E. S:PERVISION OVER OT2ERS (Describe responsibility this position has for
supervision of other employees, including the nature of supervisory responsibilities and
categories and number of subordinates, both directly and indirectly supervised):
4upervie t!e nure& aitant clinical o--icer& !ealt! 'or8er and tec!nician under !i")
T!e nu",er 'ill depend on t!e level and i7e o- t!e !opital)
F. JOB ENVIRONMENT (Describe physical demands re!uired, such as walking, standing,
lifting heavy ob*ects, etc., and+or any risks or discomforts like e'posure to hazards such as
e'posure to chemicals infections, radiation, e'treme weather and other hostile working
conditions):
T!e 'or8 involve !i%! de%ree o- p!#ical tre '!ile dealin% 'it! t!e critical patient) He
i alo e$poed to conta"inated ,od# -luid& in-ectiou dieae and c!e"ical) He !a to ,e
on call -or ;4 !our and !ave ver# little ti"e -or -a"il# and ocial li-e)
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