Doctor, Medical Doctor

Doctor

Department : Medical

Employment Type : Fixed Term Contract

Location : Global

Reporting To : Senior Doctor

We are hiring doctors to join Carnival's fleet of North American brands, including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, and Seabourn.

Doctors provide individualized outpatient, inpatient, and critical care for guests and crew, delivering timely, safe, and evidence-based assessments, formulating differential diagnoses and treatment plans, performing clinical interventions and procedures, and coordinating the logistics of referrals and evacuations. They manage the crew's preventative health and wellness programs and are responsible for adhering to public health practices.

Doctors will also perform various technical and non-clinical administrative tasks that support the efficient and safe operation of the medical center. Additional duties include participation in drills, audits, inspections, and training of other crew members. Technical skills are learned and practiced on board, including X-ray acquisition and performing a wide range of laboratory tests and other procedures. Doctors work closely with shipboard nurses and paramedics and report to the ship's Senior Doctor.

All medical staff provide a high level of customer service, maintaining a professional, dignified, friendly, assertive, and polite manner at all times towards guests and fellow crew members and demonstrating performance consistent with the organization's Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan.

Successful candidates will be assigned to work four-month contracts onboard our fleet of cruise ships operating worldwide, with two-month intermissions.

IMPORTANT : please download the Procedural Skills List PDF file listed on the documents section of this page before clicking apply. You will need it in the next step before submitting your application.

• Delivers safe, evidence-informed patient care - without the need for ongoing clinical supervision, following current clinical guidelines.
• Obtains complete and accurate patient histories, including pertinent positives and negatives, performs appropriate physical exam and orders appropriate tests.
• Develops appropriate assessments, differential diagnoses, treatment plans, referrals, and follow-up plans.
• Performs diagnostic testing, such as laboratory tests, EKGs, and X-rays.
• Ensures patients are aware of alternate treatment options and includes family and caregivers in shared decision making.
• Effectively communicates sound clinical reasoning, decision options, with consideration of ethical principles, to patients, caregivers, and colleagues.
• Assumes responsibility for effective medical response to medical emergencies, mass casualty incidents, and other medical related calls, in the absence of the Senior Doctor.
• Responds to routine and emergency calls, attends clinics, and consults with patients promptly in accordance with triage priorities.
• Demonstrates level-appropriate procedural skills.
• Operates medical equipment appropriately and safely, reports discrepancies to Senior Nurse.
• Ensures health records are accurate, concise, timely and complete.
• Demonstrates safe medicines management and prescribing habits.

• Interacts and communicates with guests and crew in a professional and empathetic manner.
• Consistently demonstrates sensitivity to every patient's culture, age, gender identity, ability, and socioeconomic status.
• Adheres to Company's Procedures on safeguarding children and vulnerable individuals. Reports any concerns to the Senior Doctor.
• Listens attentively, is respectful and considerate, and uses non-technical language when communicating with patients and caregivers.
• Adheres to Company Privacy policies for handling of personal and sensitive health information.
• Participates in regular reviews of patient feedback to continually improve patient satisfaction.
• Promptly and effectively assists in the evaluation of patient complaints; participates productively in service recovery strategies.
• Maintains excellent customer focus in all interactions, makes themselves available to consult with patients as required by first responders.

• Notifies the Senior Doctor in a timely manner of any significant clinical cases, cases that may affect the operation of the ship, and cases with potential communicable disease risks.
• Routinely demonstrates appropriate time management and organizational skills.
• Recognizes limits of own abilities and knowledge, asks for help, and escalates as needed.
• Seeks, and readily accepts feedback. Changes practice and behavior as appropriate in response to feedback, suggestions, audit findings and performance reviews.
• Handles conflict constructively and effectively; recognizes own strengths and opportunities to improve.
• Stays up to date and provides evidence for Company required credentials; uses Company Learning platforms to complete Company mandated training and…