Registrar Internal Medicine - LTC

 

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.

 

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.