Resident Medical Officer
Sigma Consulting Group
Remote
Location: Utako Phase 2, Abuja
Industry: Healthcare
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience Level: 5 Years Post-NYSC
Salary: ₦500,000 Monthly
Role Summary
The Resident Medical Officer (RMO) will provide on-site clinical support, emergency response, and patient assessment services within a diagnostic and outpatient care environment.
The role is critical in ensuring patient safety, effective triaging, timely medical intervention, and appropriate referral pathways for patients requiring imaging, emergency care, or specialist management.
Key Responsibilities
1. Emergency Medical Cover
- Provide immediate medical care during patient emergencies (e.g., contrast reactions, syncope, acute deterioration)
- Lead initial resuscitation efforts in line with Basic Life Support (BLS) / Advanced Life Support (ALS) protocols
- Stabilize patients prior to transfer to higher-level care facilities
- Assess patients presenting without formal referrals or imaging requests
- Take focused clinical histories and perform physical examinations
- Initiate appropriate basic investigations (within facility scope, including imaging/lab tests)
- Provide initial management for minor and acute medical conditions
- Refer patients appropriately to specialists or tertiary facilities when required
- Assess patient suitability for contrast-based imaging procedures
- Obtain and document informed consent where necessary
- Support radiographers and nursing staff in managing high-risk patients
- Be available during higher-risk procedures as clinically indicated
- Ensure strict adherence to clinical protocols and safety standards
- Participate in incident reporting and clinical audit processes
- Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation
- Contribute to the development and review of SOPs for outpatient and emergency care
- Coordinate timely transfer of patients requiring escalation of care
- Provide clear clinical documentation and communication for referred cases
- Ensure continuity of care through proper handover processes
- MBBS (or equivalent medical qualification)
- Valid registration with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
- Minimum of 5 years post-NYSC clinical experience
- Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) (Advanced Life Support is an added advantage)
- Experience in emergency medicine, general practice, or acute care settings is highly desirable
- Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic ability
- Excellent emergency response and critical thinking skills
- Calm, composed, and effective under pressure
- Strong communication and patient management skills
- Sound clinical judgment and decision-making ability
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced outpatient environment
- Competitive remuneration package
- Opportunity to work in a structured diagnostic healthcare environment
- Exposure to multidisciplinary clinical practice
- Professional growth and continuous clinical development opportunities
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:
[email protected]
Subject Line: Resident Medical Officer (RMO) – Abuja