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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Posted 2024/07/04 08:39:29
Expires 2024-09-02
Ref: JB1100050065
Job Description
Senior Registrar is responsible for providing the care of his/her patients maintaining a high-level of professional performance in accordance with:
- Evidenced 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 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 as per JCIA/CBAHI standards when registrar is not available or when advised by Head of the Department.
- Provides patient care within the parameters of their professional competence as reflected in the scope of their clinical privileges.
- Admits patients form the hospital facilities (E.R., OPD) on his own or as determined by HOD upon appropriate discussion with the consultant.
- Evaluates new admission and coordinates a plan of investigation to establish a diagnosis and a management course with or without consultant assistance as determined by HOD.
- Conducts daily ward rounds to all inpatients in the department, on his own and/or as a team with other department staff as determined by HOD.
- Documents plan of patient management in a legible, accurate and maintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patients medical records.
- Seeks the advice of or help of the Consultant whenever the condition of a patient merits further expertise.
- Prepares all discharge summaries, death reports and special reports on related patients when registrar is not available or when advised by Head of the Department.
- Presents new admissions to the department through the daily morning reports when on duty when the registrar is not available.
- Participates actively in the on-call rota of the department for patient care and admissions. Responds to emergencies to offer medical care and advice on problems related to his/her specialty.
- Participates in the delivery of medical care in outpatient services (e.g. O.P.D. and E.R.) on his own as determined by HOD.
- Assists Senior staff (Consultant) in performing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to 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.
- Rotates through the specialized inpatient units (ICU, CCU, Hemodialysis, etc.), if needed, under the supervision of the Senior Staff Member in-charge
- 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.
- Performs administrative, organizational or any other tasks as assigned by the Head of the Department.
- Performs other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of employee's knowledge, skills and abilities.
Reporting to
- Head, Department of Internal Medicine and Consultant of the Specialty
· Liaises with:
All physicians, Nursing staff, other health care professionals, patients and their families.
Supervises
- Registrars, Residents, Nurses and other paramedical staff assigned to him.
Qualifications:
A minimum of:
- EDUCATION:
- Required
University Medical Degree, or Equivalent, (MRCP, American Board, Canadian Fellowship)
- Desirable
Higher qualifications in his specialty
- EXPERIENCE
- Required
- At least three (3) years in his/her specialty after qualification.
- Current license to practice medicine in the place of residence.
- Registration as Senior Registrar with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
- Desirable
- Additional experience in a sub-specialty.
Skills
COMPETENCIES & SKILLS:
- Fluent in verbal and written English.
- Facility to speak Arabic.
- Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Is knowledgeable of the Medical by-laws.
Job Details
Job Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Role
Physicians
Employment Type
Employee
Preferred Candidate
Career Level
Entry Level