Senior Registrar ICU ( Makkah )

Job Summary Registrar is responsible for providing care of his/her patients (inpatient patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit) maintaining a high-level of professional performance in accordance with: - Evidence based medicine - Professional medical ethics and 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. - Provides patient care within the parameters of their professional competence as reflected in the scope of their clinical privileges for both in-patients and out-patients. - Practices within the framework of clinically relevant and scientifically valid standards, guidelines and criteria. - Conducts regular ward rounds on his own and/or as a team to formulate a multi-disciplinary treatment plan. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on his/her patients within the range of the specialty. - Assess and refers appropriate patients under his/her medical care to other appropriate medical facilities as well as accepting referrals of patients with medical problems in his/her field of specialty. - Participates on the on-call rota of the department for patient care and admission. - Responds to emergencies to offer advice and actively participate with problems if required, related to his/her specialty. - Observes and upholds the patients of security, confidentiality and privacy. - Maintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patients medical records. - Supervises duties of registrar of the specialty - Seeks the advice of the consultant whenever the condition of a patient merits further expertise. - Abides by Department Policies and Procedures, as well as hospital by-laws, Rules and Regulations. - Performs administrative, organizational or any other tasks as assigned by the Consultant In-charge or Head of the Department. - Carries out any other assignments as directed by Hospital Administration and/or the department head and within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities. Reporting to - Head, Department of Internal Medicine - Consultant In-charge ICU/CCU - Liases 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 - Registrars, Residents, Nurses and other paramedical staff assigned to him. Qualifications: A minimum of: EDUCATION: Required Either American Board/or Canadian Fellowship, or MRCP, or Equivalent. Registration as Senior Registrar with Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. Desirable Higher qualifications in his specialty, if any. EXPERIENCE - Required - Minimum three (3) years experience Post Qualification - Current valid license to practice medicine in the area of specialty. - Desirable - Additional experience in a sub-specialty. - Academic affiliation. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: - Demonstrate leadership and administrative 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.