Job Description
Job title: Medical Officer
Location: Hyderabad
Department: Programs
Reports to: Project Manager
Job Location: Hyderabad & Medchal Malkajgiri districts and as per organisation requirement.
About the Organization
Established in 1943, The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) is a national level non-governmental organization with more than 3,500 Member Institutions which include large hospitals, dispensaries and small health as its members. CHAI implements various health interventions in the country with a view to realize its Vision to bring ‘health for all’. CHAI endeavours to promote community health, control of communicable and non-communicable diseases; provide relief to disaster victims, support and rehabilitation to persons with disabilities, and advocate the right to health for the marginalized and the vulnerable. To know about CHAI please visit our website www.chai-india.org
Project Summary:
The project is aimed at "Enhance the reach of quality palliative care through home-based services by reaching out to people across Medchal Malkajgiri district of Telangana state".
Job Description
The incumbent will work in a team, will be responsible for providing comprehensive, compassionate, and specialized palliative care to patients in their own homes, ensuring pain relief, symptom management, and psychological support to improve quality of life. The role involves working closely with a multidisciplinary team (nurse, nurse assistant, physiotherapist, social worker) to manage complex symptoms in navigating end-of-life and support families. And incumbent will also support the project team in educating local community leaders and other stakeholders in the project sites.
Job Responsibilities:
- Clinical Care: Clinical management of the Palliative care patients in home settings.
- Home Visits: Conduct regular home visits to assess patients, manage pain, and control distressing symptoms.
- Symptom Management: Prescribe medications and treatments to manage pain, nausea, breathlessness, and other symptoms associated with terminal illness.
- Patient & Family Counselling: Provide psychosocial and emotional support to patients and their families, helping them with Advance Care Planning (ACP) and end-of-life care decisions.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work with nurses, nurse-assistant, physiotherapist, social workers, and project coordinator to create and implement individualized care plans.
- Emergency Intervention: Provide phone-based consultation or, if needed, on-call emergency visits to patients in acute crisis or distress.
- Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical records, case studies, and travel/medical logs.
- Caregiver Training: Train and mentor family members/caregivers in basic nursing care, pain management, and palliative techniques.
- Networking: Coordinate with PRATYASHA Palliative Care Centre (CHAI), local hospitals, NGOs and Community Based Organisations to facilitate referrals.
- Project Management: Participate inproject planning and review meetings; Support project team in project monitoring, data collection, and reporting.
- Undertake the assignments given by CHAI management as and when required.
Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience
- MBBS from a recognized university with valid medical registration in Telangana.
- 3-5 years of clinical experience in a hospital, and preferably specific experience in palliative care, chronic care, oncology, or geriatrics.
- Willingness to travel extensively for home visits with the project team in Hyderabad and Medchal Malkajgiri districts of Telangana and potentially work flexible hours.
Personal Skills
- Strong commitment to dignity, comfort, and patient-centered care.
- Interpersonal skills to discuss sensitive issues regarding death and dying with family members.
- Knowledge of palliative medicine, including safe opioid prescribing (Morphine) and symptom management
- Emotional resilience to handle stressful situations, death, and bereavement.
- Good in reading and writing in English and Telugu and speak in Hindi.
Application Details
Interested candidates are requested to fill-out the shared application form and submit their updated CV and covering letter through the link given below with the subject line: Application for Medical Officer – Palliative Care Project
Application for the post of Medical Officer
Application received upto 23rd August 2026 will be reviewed, and only shortlisted candidates will be considered for subsequent stages of selection.