Registrar Cardiology

Job Summary

 

Registrar is responsible for providing the care of his/her patients maintaining a high-level of professional performance in accordance with:

 

 

 

• Evidence based medicine.

 

 

• Professional medical ethics and JCIA/CBAHI 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 actions, either directly or indirectly, that a superior quality of medical treatment, compassion and understanding is given to every patient served at the NMC Hospitals and Clinics.

 

 

 

 

 

• Performs history taking, physical examinations, interpretation of common diagnostic tests and document patient condition on admission in the specified admissions sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

• Admits patients from the hospital E.R. after appropriate discussion and approval of the Consultant under whose name admission is done.

 

 

 

 

 

• Evaluates new admissions and coordinates with the Consultant a plan of investigation to establish a diagnosis and a management course. Executes the plan approved by the Consultant.

 

 

 

 

 

• Conducts daily ward rounds to all inpatients in the department. Liases with the concerned Consultant with regards to care of his inpatients.

 

 

 

 

 

• Documents plan of patient management and maintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patients medical records. Keeping an updated follow-up in the progress notes.

 

 

 

 

 

• Seeks the advice of or help of the Consultant whenever the condition of a patent merits further expertise. Works under supervision and instructions of assigned Consultant.

 

 

 

 

 

• Prepares all discharge summaries, death reports and special reports on related patients.

 

 

 

 

 

• Presents the new admissions to the department through the daily morning reports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Participates actively in the On-call of the department for patient care and admissions. Responds to emergencies to offer medical care and advice on problems related to his/her specialty.

 

 

 

 

 

• Assists senior staff (Consultant) in performing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures for patients in his field of specialty.

 

 

 

 

 

• Supervises the Junior Staff in conducting their duties and responsibilities as designated by the department.

 

 

 

 

 

• Actively participates in department's educational and training activities.

 

 

 

 

 

• Abides by department Policies and Procedures as well as hospital By-laws, Rules and Regulations.

 

 

 

 

 

• 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.

 

 

 

 

 

• Carries out administrative, organizational or any other duties in relation to ICU/CCU or physiological testing (cardiac section) as assigned by the Head of the Department.

 

 

 

 

 

• Carries out any other assignments as directed by the Head of Department and within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities.

 

 

 

 

Reporting to

 

 

• Head, Departmental of Internal Medicine

 

 

 

 

 

• Liases with:

 

 

All physicians, Nursing staff, other health care professionals, patients and their families.

 

Supervises

 

 

 

• Residents, Nursing Staff and other health care professionals assigned to his supervision.

 

 

 

Qualifications:

 

A minimum of:

 

 

 

• EDUCATION:

 

 

 

 

 

• Required

 

 

University Master Degree or Equivalent

            Recognized as registrar by Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

 

 

 

 

• Desirable

 

 

Additional qualifications in his specialty, if any.

 

EXPERIENCE:

 

 

 

• Required

 

 

 

 

• Minimum of three (3) years in his/her specialty after obtaining Master's Degree.

 

 

• Current valid license to practice medicine in the area of his specialty.

 

 

 

 

 

• Desirable

 

 

 

 

• Additional experience in his/her speciality.

 

 

• Academic affiliation

 

 

 

 

Special Competencies & skills:

 

 

 

• Fluent in verbal 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 applications.