Medical Officer

Role & Responsibilities

To have oversight of the medical services functions, requirements, and activities in the division and to provide analysis, guidance, and recommendations pertaining to various functions of medical services.

Responsibilities and Scope

• Ensuring that Air India's Medical Services functions and objectives are met effectively and adequate planning is done for future requirements, as well as for emergency needs.
• Maintaining oversight on compliance for regulatory and legal requirements on aviation medical issues.
• Coordinating with internal stakeholders for seamless application of medical issues related policies.
• Evaluating, analyzing, and providing data on various functions and aspects of medical services.
• Preparing budgetary and manpower requirements for medical services and ensuring cost-effective operation of the medical services division.
• Being a member of the medical incident monitoring/investigating team, as required from time to time.
• Providing predictive inputs in relation to medical services functions to departmental meetings.
• Liaising with various internal departments regarding medical issues.
• Other duties may be assigned by the Chief Medical Officer/Chief Manager.

Training Requirements

• Medical Officers will be required to attend trainings/meetings conducted by DGCA in relation to aircrew and cabin crew medical evaluation, pre-flight medical for alcohol breathalyzer policies, etc., to gain deeper understanding of the subject.

Job Scope

• First aid training as per DGCA requirements.
• Ensure DGCA policy compliance for pre-flight and post-flight medicals of crew members.
• Evaluating, analyzing, and advising on medical incident reports.
• Fulfilling training requirements of crew members regarding first aid and aviation medical issues.
• Being a member of various departmental meetings on medical issues.
• MEDA case clearance and resolution of customer medical clearance queries.
• Pre-employment medical fitness issuance.
• Class-2 medical fitness requirement for cabin crew.
• Liaising with service providers, regulators, and external safety agencies, on medical matters on behalf of CSQE Department.
• Providing oversight for the smooth operation and/or execution of medical services functions.
• Aircraft medical supplies kits certification.
• Other duties as may be assigned by the Head of Medical Service, AI.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Mandatory Training:
• MBBS qualification from an MCI-recognized college/university and valid medical registration with any state medical council of any Indian state.
• Optional Training:
• Appropriate industry-standard training in Aerospace/Aviation Medicine or MD Aerospace Medicine.
• Appropriate training in other fields as determined in conjunction with Head of Medical Service, AI.