Description
Job Purpose / Objective
Responsible for providing the highest level of clinical care and expertise in pre-operative assessment of patients including pre-anesthesia consultations and visits, management of intra-operative and post-operative care of patients, teamed up with anaesthetists and other clinical staff of the department. The consultant anaesthetist is expected to show a great deal of involvement and commitment in clinical training, continuous medical education and clinical quality improvement activities of the hospital, achieving the goals of the healthcare group.
Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities
- Manage the assigned patient’s consultations as per the directives of Head of Department/ Medical Director.
- Responsible for the initial assessment, investigation, analysis & interpretation of the clinical findings and test results, arriving at diagnosis, treatment, and re-assessment and follow- up of the patients to reach a final diagnosis.
- Prescribe, administer medication, therapy, and/or other appropriate care to treat or prevent further complication of the disease.
- Responsible for explaining procedures and discussing diagnostic results or prescribed treatments with the patients and/or with the authorized attendants.
- Monitor the patient’s condition and progress and re-evaluate/ re-assessment and treat the patient accordingly.
- Refer the patient to other consultants/specialists when necessary, also consult, or provide consulting services to, other physicians whenever requested.
- Undertake daily rounds on Patients admitted under his/her name and any referred patients.
- Document and ensure completeness of all medical records of the patients as per the policies of the hospital and update on the progress of the patient appropriately.
- Authenticate the medical records at initial entries and progress notes by logging in with own username and password in Patient Health Records.
- Review and validate the entries and notes of all junior medical staff in case of patients under his care.
- Perform diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures for which the Consultant is privileged for.
- Approve the completed discharge summary, follow-up plan, medical report of the patients.
- Assume duties as the Head of the department as and when required by the management.
- Ensure the implementation of all approved policies, procedures, rules, regulations, protocols, guidelines and clinical pathways that guide and support the provision of clinical services.
- Direct, supervise and coordinate the activities of specialists, residents, nurses, therapists, assistants and other medical staff involved in patient care.
- Advise and contribute to the development of policies and procedures as part of the continuous quality improvement program of the department.
- Serve on Departmental / Hospital Committees as required.
- Ensure that Islamic Values and Medical Ethics are respected and strictly observed.
- Responsible to be On-Call as per hospital policy.
- Attend the Code Blue, whenever applicable, and should be involved in all other emergency codes of the hospital.
- Provide the Patient Medical reports and information as and when required by the Head of the department or Hospital Administrator/Medical Director of the Hospital.
- Identify and bring all Medico-Legal Cases to the notice of the management on time in accordance with the hospital policy.
- Participate in the provision of clinical / academic activities of the hospital.
- Play an active role in the education of the patient and his/ her family on a healthy lifestyle. Contributes to awareness and education of the community, in general, on issues related to health.
- Be regular and punctual in the duties assigned as per the schedule
- Follow all hospital policies and procedures.
- Obtain informed consent for all patients in accordance with hospital policy for the undertaking of any diagnostic procedure, operation, test or procedure.
- Participate in, and lead person-centered care initiatives undertaken by HMG.
- Provide orientation, bedside training and supervision to undergraduate and postgraduate trainees (interns, residents and fellows) as assigned.
- Participate in self-and others’ education, training and development as applicable and department’s educational activities and training programs of the department.
- Enrich patient experience with compassion, respect and dignity
- Perform other applicable task and duties assigned within the realm of his/her knowledge, skills and abilities.
Requirements
Education/ Professional Qualification
- Graduate of Medical School, recognized by the Medical Council of the country of origin.
- Completion of appropriate internship and residency programs
- Post-graduate qualifications in the specialty.
Experience
- At least three (3) years of practice in his / her specialty after obtaining the higher degree in a Tertiary Care Hospital.
- Subspecialty degree or structured subspecialty training preferred.
Professional Licensing / Certification / Training
- Membership, Fellowship and/or Board Certification in respective specialty.
- Relevant licensure from the country of origin, acceptable to Saudi Commission for Health Specialty and Ministry of Health.
Summary
Industry:
Hospital & health care
Experience Required:
3 year(s) minimum
Major:
Medicine
Career Level:
Mid – level
Required Skills
- dignity in care
- medical professionalism
- healthcare knowledge
- emergency event management
- clinical examination and procedural skills
Languages
AR – Full Professional Proficiency
en – Professional Working Proficiency
