Resident Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of all Ophthalmology Residents to conduct themselves in a courteous, neat and professional manner at all times.

 

It is the responsibility of all Ophthalmology Residents to treat patients and other members of the hospital staff with due respect and courtesy.

 

It is the responsibility of all residents to attend teaching conferences, lectures, and assigned clinics promptly. It is required that 1st Year Residents attend all conferences unless called away for emergency situations. Second and Third Year Residents are expected to attend all conferences except those that conflict with emergency situations and surgical responsibilities. Tardiness will be subject to disciplinary action.

 

A resident may not perform surgery if that resident will not be available for the post-operative management of that patient.

 

It is the responsibility of all residents to complete all dictation and required paperwork for those patients for whom the resident is the primary physician.

It is the responsibility of each resident to keep a log with the name and hospital number of any patient on whom he/she performs surgery, at whose surgery he/she assists, or whose surgery he/she observes. This log must be presented for review by the Director of Resident Training and the Department Chairman upon request.

 

It is the responsibility of each resident to be available and accountable at all times during every work day.

 

It is the responsibility of each resident to notify the Director of Resident Training in case of sickness, emergency or occurrence which will keep him/her from their assigned duties.

 

It is the responsibility of each resident to maintain a team attitude and help / assist their fellow residents. A resident is not to leave the clinic without permission of a supervisor until all patients have been seen.

 

It is the responsibility of each resident to maintain all patient records (inpatient and outpatient) in a fashion, that ensures proper interpretation by subsequent examiners. All patient records must remain in the hospital. If a resident needs charts for study, conferences, surgery or research, they may be kept in the resident box in clinic. If a collection of more than 6 charts is needed, these should be kept on the specified shelves in medical records. No charts may be kept in briefcases, apartments, etc.

The On-Call Schedule for the academic year is due at the beginning of July.

 

Residents on-call are not to leave the hospital except for lunch (12:00-1:00PM). When a resident leaves a clinic, the nurse or aide should be informed of the destination.

 

Residents should not plan any educational activities outside of the NYEEI such as meetings, conferences, or alternative educational experiences during normal working hours without express written approval from the Director of Resident Training.

 

Residents must arrive in the O.R. at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of a case and notify the nursing supervisor upon arrival.

 

NO RESIDENTS ARE TO LEAVE THE CLINIC UNTIL ALL PATIENTS HAVE BEEN SEEN. THIS APPLIES TO FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD YEAR RESIDENTS. NO RESIDENT MAY LEAVE THE BUILDING BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY.   RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT COMPL Y WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION. DISCIPLINARY ACTION WILL ALSO BE APPLIED TO THOSE RESIDENTS WHO FAIL TO ARRANGE COVERAGE FOR LEGITIMATE ABSENCES FROM THE CLINIC.

 

The GSC or coverage resident is responsible for covering the clinic vacated by residents on vacation, personal day, or emergencies, including trauma cases. It is the responsibility of the GSC residents to determine for themselves each week which clinics will require coverage. This can be determined by checking with the Executive Secretary for Resident Training each week.

 

Any resident assigned on the rotation schedule to an OR is expected to cover the clinic vacated by another resident who is actually using the OR. This applies to Senior Residents covering First Year Residents if need be. Residents who do not cover clinics as required will be subject to disciplinary action.

 

General Clinic and ER follow-up patients who are brought back to see a specific resident must be given appointments and seen during the time assigned for general clinic. These appointments should be given during slow periods or else distributed in such a way that they do not interfere excessively in the processing of new patients.