Anesthesia Consultant Job Vacancy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job description
JOB SUMMARY:
Provide and administer anesthesia with the full range of anesthesia methods and techniques and responsible for providing the care for his patients maintaining a high level of professional performance in accordance with:
1- Professional Saudi medical ethics.
2- Hospital medical by-laws.
3- Laws of Ministry of Health in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and any other.
Applicable regulations according to the departmental quality plan.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1- Providing an effective care and maintaining an appropriate quality plan using measurable performance improvement standards in the field of anesthesiology.
2- To plan and execute the daily clinical work in his designated area.
3- To take night and week-end duties.
4- To perform accepted procedures commonly used to render the patient insensible to pain during surgical, obstetrical and other pain producing clinical procedures and to relieve pain associated with different medical disorders.
5- Will support life functions during the period in which the anesthesia is administered.
6- Shall provide surgical consultation related to various other forms of patient care such as respiratory therapy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, pain relief and fluid and electrolyte disturbance.
7- Practices within the framework of clinically relevant and scientifically valid standards, guidelines and criteria.
8- Discusses with concerned consultants from other departments the condition of any patient who is high anesthetic risk, explains the expected outcome to patient and/or legal guardian and obtains the required investigations and consent before administration of anesthesia.
9- Takes appropriate therapeutic measures in -emergency situations for assigned patients with Anesthesia complication.
10- Participates in the on-call Rota of the department for patient care and admission.
11- Consultant has a leadership role in the organization performance.
12- Supervision of duties of assigned junior staff and registrars.
13- Provides leadership for performance-improvement functions in the process of measurement, assessment and improvement of both clinical and non-clinical process as part of the Departmental Quality Plan.
14- Active participation in Continued Medical Education (C.M.E.) through educational hospital activities (morning report meetings, grand rounds, clinical tutorials and seminars, journal club, radiology or clinical-pathological conferences). Also, through National and International meetings, conferences and symposia.
15- Active participation in training program related to his field and organization within the hospital for training of junior medical staff and in-service training for nursing staff and technicians.
16- Continuous update of his knowledge in the medical field as well as continuously upgrading level of skill in his/her field of profession.
17- Participates in educating patients families on patients situation and the methods of care and treatment.
Job Requirements
EDUCATION:
Required:
Saudi Board, Arab Board, Either American Board or Canadian Fellowship, or German Board, or French Board, or FRCS, or Equivalent.
Desirable:
Higher qualifications in his specialty, if any.
EXPERIENCE:
Required:
1- Minimum five (5) years experience Post Qualification.
2- Current valid license to practice medicine in the after specialty.
3- Registration in Saudi Medical Council and/or Current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia.
Desirable:
1- Additional experience in a sub-specialty
2- Academic affiliation.
Required Skills
Computer Skills
Patient Care
Patient Safety
Team player with excellent communication skills