وظيفة استشاري طب باطني أول شاغرة لدى National Medical Care بمكة

Job Summary

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

1. 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.
• 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.