National Medical Care تعلن عن وظيفة طبيب مقيم في العناية المركزة في الرياض

Job Summary

ICU Registrar is responsible for providing the care of his/her patients (inpatient) 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

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.
• Admits patients from the hospital E.R. after appropriate discussion and approval of the Consultant under whose name admission is done.
• Evaluates new admission and coordinates with Consultant a plan of investigation to establish a diagnosis and a management course. Executes the plan approved by the Consultant.
• Conducts daily rounds to all patients in the department. Liaises with the concerned Consultant about 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 patient 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 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.
• Assists Senior staff (Consultant) in performing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to patients in his filed of specialty.
• Supervises the Junior Staff in conducting their duties and responsibilities as designated by the department.
• Observes and upholds the patients of security, confidentiality and privacy.
• Maintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patient’s medical records.
• Actively participates in department's educational and training activities.
• Abides by department Policies and Procedures as well as hospital by-laws, rules and Regulations.
• Carries out administrative or organizational or any other duties as assigned by the Head of the Department in relation to ICU/CCU.
• 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 any other assignments as directed by the Head of Department and within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities.

Reporting to

• Head of Department
• Liaises with:

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

Supervises

• All Residents, Nurses and other paramedical staff assigned to him.

Qualifications:

A minimum of:

• EDUCATION:
• Required

University Master Degree or Equivalent

• Desirable

Higher 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.
• Registration in Saudi Commission for Health Specialist and/or current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia.
• Desirable
• Additional experience in his/her specialty.
• Academic affiliation.