Announcement by the National Medical Care Company for the Position of General Surgeon
Job Summary
Responsible for the medical care of patients visiting the Emergency Department, including patient reception, conducting a comprehensive assessment, initiating medical care, and safely discharging the patient, while maintaining a high level of professional performance in accordance with medical ethics and CBAHI/JCIA standards, the hospital's medical regulations, and the laws of the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Providing high-quality medical treatment, empathy, and understanding to every patient at Care National Hospital.
- Triage patients and direct them to medical care according to the severity of their condition, in cooperation with Emergency Department nurses.
- Conduct a comprehensive patient assessment: medical history, physical examination, routine diagnostic tests.
- Initiate appropriate medical care/treatment within the scope of clinical privileges.
- Handling all surgical cases, orthopedic cases, medical cases, and pediatric cases, and stabilizing critical cases.
- Refer the patient to other medical specialties when needed for continued care or admission.
- Document all procedures according to hospital rules and regulations.
- Participate in educational and training activities conducted by departments.
- Adhere to the policies and procedures of the department and Riyadh Care Hospital.
- Responsible for educating patients/families according to the Patient and Family Education policy with documentation in the medical record.
- Involve the patient/families in the care plan and respect their goals and choices.
- Allocate the necessary time to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the health education provided to patients/families with appropriate documentation.
- Perform any other tasks within the limits of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Administrative Reporting and Communication
Reports administratively to: Department Head
Supervises: None
Communicates with: Other Emergency Room physicians, physicians from the Medical Department, supporting professional services staff.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Medicine or Surgery or Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with two (2) years of experience in the Emergency Department.
Experience
- Minimum of two (2) years of post-qualification experience.
- A valid license to practice medicine in the specialty and registration with the Saudi Medical Council and/or a valid license to practice medicine in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Additional experience in a subspecialty (desirable).
Skills and Competencies
- Leadership and administrative skills.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Familiarity with medical regulations.
- Knowledge of computer applications.
