Senior Medical Officer

• Jul 2018 - Present

I am currently working as a Senior Medical Officer in Emergency Medicine/ General Medicine for over 5 years at District General Hospital, Hambantota, Southern province, Sri Lanka. District general hospital- Hambantota is one of the leading tertiary care hospitals in Sri Lanka, catering for a population of 890000 distributed over a span of more than 9000 square kilometers including nearest three major cities. Medical department in DGH Hambantota houses 170+ beds including 16 High dependency unit beds and 06 Medical ICU beds. Emergency treatment unit accommodates with 15 acute side beds and 05 ventilators. Average annual admissions for medical department is around 16000 - 18000 per annum. My duties, as a senior medical officer in Emergency Medicine/General Medicine department are as follows. • Being responsible for immediate patient care including adequate history taking, physical examination, ongoing continuous review of patient’s condition and progress, investigations and therapy indicated by unit protocol and as directed by duty specialist. Determining and facilitating discharge of patient, with guidance from duty specialist. • Performing specialized procedures on the direction and under supervision of the duty specialist. • Communicating and coordinating effectively with duty specialists, nurses and allied health staff with regard to expediting multidisciplinary management plans. • Attending to medical emergencies at Emergency treatment unit and General Medical unit under the guidance of duty specialist. • Communicating with the patient regarding his/her condition and management plan, or with the immediate family if the patient is unconscious or otherwise unable to comprehend or consent. • Complying with the policies and requirements of the Sri Lanka Medical Council and local protocols of District General Hospital Hambantota. • Mentoring and carrying out teaching activities for junior medical officers, intern medical officers and medical students. Show less

Doctor

• Jun 2016 - Present

Medical Officer

• Jun 2017 - Jul 2018

Worked for 1 year in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology as a Medical Officer at Base Hospital Elpitiya, Sri Lanka from 2017 to 2018.

Intern Medical Officer

• Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

Successfully completed 1 year of supervised internship in the fields of General Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Base Hospital Elpitiya, Sri Lanka from 2016 to 2017.

Research Assistant

• May 2015 - May 2016

I worked as a Research Assistant for Dengue and Meliodosis research projects funded by National Institute of Health, USA. My duties and responsibilities were identification of relevant patients, explanation and obtaining consent, filling data collection forms, collection of blood samples and follow up. I worked as a Research Assistant for Dengue and Meliodosis research projects funded by National Institute of Health, USA. My duties and responsibilities were identification of relevant patients, explanation and obtaining consent, filling data collection forms, collection of blood samples and follow up.