Consultant Family Medicine

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Job Summary

Consultant Family Physician is responsible for providing care for his/her patients (outpatient) 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/her actions, either directly or indirectly, that a superior quality of medical treatment, compassion and understanding is given to every patient served at the Riyadh Care Hospital.

 

  • Provides patient care within the parameters of their professional competence as reflected in the scope of their clinical privileges for outpatients.

 

  • He/she serves in a consultative manner as required for a Family Physician.

 

  • Participates in the on-call rota of the Department of Internal Medicine for patient care.

 

  • Documents patient status including Histories, physical examinations, planning the investigations, treatment and disposal of patients.

 

  • Conducts procedures including diagnostic tap aspirations, biopsies, electrocardiographic interpretations, etc. (see list of privileges)

 

  • Supervises the assigned Junior Staff regarding duties assigned to him.

 

  • Makes assessment and referral of appropriate patients under his/her medical care to other appropriate medical facilities.

 

  • Conducts regular ward rounds on his own and as a team with other physicians as determined by the department head.

 

  • Participates in committee meetings assigned to him e.g. Quality Improvement, Infection Control etc.

 

  • Participates actively in any training program or Educational Activity for training of junior staff, nurses, etc.

 

  • Participate in CME in national/international meetings. This includes Morbidity and Mortality Meetings, Morning Reports, Grand Rounds, Clinical Lectures, Demonstrations, Tutorials, Resident seminars, Journal Club, X-ray and Clinico-Pathological Conferences.

 

  • Carries out any other assignments as directed by the hospital administration and/or the department head.

 

  • Abide by the policies and procedures of the Department of Internal Medicine, by laws-, rules and regulations of Riyadh Care Hospital.

 

  • 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.

 

  • To carry out any other assignments as directed by Hospital Administration and/or the department head and within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities.

 

  • Performs other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of the employee's knowledge, skills and abilities.

 

Reporting to

·         Head, Department of Internal Medicine

 

Liaises with:

Consultants of his/her specialty, of other specialties within the department, Consultant of other departments, Nursing staff, other health care professionals, patients and their families.

 

Supervises

 

  • Senior Registrars, Registrars, Residents, Nurses and other paramedical staff ssigned to him.

 


Skills

Qualifications:

 

A minimum of:

 

EDUCATION:

 

  • Required

 

  • University Medical Degree (MBBS) in addition to MRCGP / or American Board /or Arab Boards/ or Canadian Board or a recognized equivalent in Family Medicine or General Practice.
  • Current license to practice medicine in his permanent place of residence.
  • Recognized as a consultant by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

 

  • Desirable
  • Higher qualifications in skills.
  • Current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia.

 

EXPERIENCE:

 

  • Required
  • Minimum five (5) years experience Post Qualification.
  • Current valid license to practice medicine in the area of specialty.
  • Registration in Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and/or

      current license to practice in medicine in Saudi Arabia.

 

  •       Desirable

                           ·           Additional experience in a sub-specialty

                           ·           Academic affiliation.

Skills

Competencies & skills:

 

  •    Demonstrates leadership and administrative skills.
  •    Fluent in spoken and written English.
  •    Communication in spoken Arabic is desirable.

Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills

Post date: 06 Rabi al-awwal 1446 - Today
Publisher: Bayt
Post date: 06 Rabi al-awwal 1446 - Today
Publisher: Bayt