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

• 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.

Skills

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.

Skills

Competencies & Skills:

•   Fluent in verbal and written English.
•   Communication in spoken Arabic is desirable.
•   Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
•   Is knowledgeable of the Medical by-laws.
•   Knowledge of computer application.