Plant Medical Doctor

**Job description**:
We have an opening for a Plant Medical Doctor working with a major oil and gas client on a permanent basis. The position will be based at Ras Laffan, Qatar.
The post holder will provide professional medical and occupational health care for employees, referring patients for further treatment, specialist consultation or hospitalization as medically necessary.

**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**:

- Bachelor's degree in Medicine.
- Physician ( General Medicine - General practitioner - emergency medicine) with experience in occupational health management in oil and gas industries or similar complex industry.

**DUTIES**:

- Ensure that the Company emergency medical response plans onshore and offshore are in place and appropriately drilled and managed. Ensure that all work related injuries and illness are properly classified, documented and reported directly to senior doctor if the company sustained a fatality, serious or multiple injuries. Provide emergency cover when required.
- Carry out physical examinations and routine clinical examinations of patients, making appropriate investigations, interpreting results and making diagnoses. Issue prescriptions for drugs required to deal with problems of patients.
- Undertake routine pre-employment pre-placement and periodic medical examinations of employees with the assistance of the Nurse to measure all required medical parameters. Investigate medical history and conduct systemic examinations and laboratory tests to ensure the fitness of employees for duty.
- Establish good working relationships with local hospitals in Doha and follow up progress of admitted patients through regular visitation programs and consultation with the attending physician/surgeon.
- Under supervision of Doctor in Charge, implement and supervise the delivery of preventative medicine programs and formulating preventative medicine and Health promotion programs.
- Provide advice to Medical management on preventing or minimizing occupational hazards in the work environment and managing the health surveillance programs. Correctly identify and interpret job hazards and job risks and establish occupational health surveillance programs to convince concerned parties of the need for remedial action.
- Oversee and approve Medical Claims submitted by Company employees internal and overseas claims.
- Prepare for the Doctor in Charge daily, weekly and monthly reports on patients treated or hospitalized, including monthly reports to Ministry of Health on cases involving infectious diseases.
- Ensure the clinic has adequate supply of medicines, dressings, instruments and that equipment is maintained to high standards

Our role in supporting **_diversity_** and **_inclusion_**
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.