Consultant Family Medicine

Job Summary

Consultant Family Physician is responsible for providing care for his/her patients (outpatient) maintaining a high-level of professional performance in accordance with:

• Evidence based medicine
• Professional medical ethics and CBAHI / JCIA standards.
• Hospital medical by-laws.
• Laws of Ministry of Health in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and any other

     applicable regulations according to the departmental quality plan.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures through his/her actions, either directly or indirectly, that a superior quality of medical treatment, compassion and understanding is given to every patient served at the Riyadh Care Hospital.

• Provides patient care within the parameters of their professional competence as reflected in the scope of their clinical privileges for outpatients.

• He/she serves in a consultative manner as required for a Family Physician.

• Participates in the on-call rota of the Department of Internal Medicine for patient care.

• Documents patient status including Histories, physical examinations, planning the investigations, treatment and disposal of patients.

• Conducts procedures including diagnostic tap aspirations, biopsies, electrocardiographic interpretations, etc. (see list of privileges)

• Supervises the assigned Junior Staff regarding duties assigned to him.

• Makes assessment and referral of appropriate patients under his/her medical care to other appropriate medical facilities.

• Conducts regular ward rounds on his own and as a team with other physicians as determined by the department head.

• Participates in committee meetings assigned to him e.g. Quality Improvement, Infection Control etc.

• Participates actively in any training program or Educational Activity for training of junior staff, nurses, etc.

• Participate in CME in national/international meetings. This includes Morbidity and Mortality Meetings, Morning Reports, Grand Rounds, Clinical Lectures, Demonstrations, Tutorials, Resident seminars, Journal Club, X-ray and Clinico-Pathological Conferences.

• Carries out any other assignments as directed by the hospital administration and/or the department head.

• Abide by the policies and procedures of the Department of Internal Medicine, by laws-, rules and regulations of Riyadh Care Hospital.

• Responsible to educate patients /families as per their needs and to implement their whole role regarding patient / family education process as mention in patient & family education policy and procedure including documentation in patient medical record.
• They are knowledgeable about their essential role in patient and family education.
• Involves the patient/families in plan of care and respects patients/families regarding their goals and choices of patient care.

• Provides health promotion and health teaching thru methods appropriate to a patients’ developmental level, learning needs, readiness and ability to learn, language preference, culture and situations.

• Allots time necessary to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient education provided to patients/families with appropriate documentation.

• To carry out any other assignments as directed by Hospital Administration and/or the department head and within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities.

• Performs other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of the employee's knowledge, skills and abilities.

Reporting to

·         Head, Department of Internal Medicine

Liaises with:

Consultants of his/her specialty, of other specialties within the department, Consultant of other departments, Nursing staff, other health care professionals, patients and their families.

Supervises

• Senior Registrars, Registrars, Residents, Nurses and other paramedical staff ssigned to him.

Qualifications:

A minimum of:

EDUCATION:

• Required

• University Medical Degree (MBBS) in addition to MRCGP / or American Board /or Arab Boards/ or Canadian Board or a recognized equivalent in Family Medicine or General Practice.
• Current license to practice medicine in his permanent place of residence.
• Recognized as a consultant by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

• Desirable
• Higher qualifications in skills.
• Current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia.

EXPERIENCE:

• Required
• Minimum five (5) years experience Post Qualification.
• Current valid license to practice medicine in the area of specialty.
• Registration in Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and/or

       current license to practice in medicine in Saudi Arabia.

Competencies & skills:

• Demonstrates leadership and administrative skills.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Communication in spoken Arabic is desirable.
• Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Is knowledgeable of the Medical by-laws.
• Knowledge of computer application.