Consultant Anesthesiologist

Job Purpose / Objective Responsible for providing the highest level of clinical care and expertise in pre-operative assessment of patients including pre-anesthesia consultations and visits, management of intra-operative and post-operative care of patients, teamed up with anaesthetists and other clinical staff of the department. The consultant anaesthetist is expected to show a great deal of involvement and commitment in clinical training, continuous medical education and clinical quality improvement activities of the hospital, achieving the goals of the healthcare group. Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities - Manage the assigned patient’s consultations as per the directives of Head of Department/ Medical Director. - Responsible for the initial assessment, investigation, analysis & interpretation of the clinical findings and test results, arriving at diagnosis, treatment, and re-assessment and follow- up of the patients to reach a final diagnosis. - Prescribe, administer medication, therapy, and/or other appropriate care to treat or prevent further complication of the disease. - Responsible for explaining procedures and discussing diagnostic results or prescribed treatments with the patients and/or with the authorized attendants. - Monitor the patient’s condition and progress and re-evaluate/ re-assessment and treat the patient accordingly. - Refer the patient to other consultants/specialists when necessary, also consult, or provide consulting services to, other physicians whenever requested. - Undertake daily rounds on Patients admitted under his/her name and any referred patients. - Document and ensure completeness of all medical records of the patients as per the policies of the hospital and update on the progress of the patient appropriately. - Authenticate the medical records at initial entries and progress notes by logging in with own username and password in Patient Health Records. - Review and validate the entries and notes of all junior medical staff in case of patients under his care. - Perform diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures for which the Consultant is privileged for. - Approve the completed discharge summary, follow-up plan, medical report of the patients. - Assume duties as the Head of the department as and when required by the management. - Ensure the implementation of all approved policies, procedures, rules, regulations, protocols, guidelines and clinical pathways that guide and support the provision of clinical services. - Direct, supervise and coordinate the activities of specialists, residents, nurses, therapists, assistants and other medical staff involved in patient care. - Advise and contribute to the development of policies and procedures as part of the continuous quality improvement program of the department. - Serve on Departmental / Hospital Committees as required. - Ensure that Islamic Values and Medical Ethics are respected and strictly observed. - Responsible to be On-Call as per hospital policy. - Attend the Code Blue, whenever applicable, and should be involved in all other emergency codes of the hospital. - Provide the Patient Medical reports and information as and when required by the Head of the department or Hospital Administrator/Medical Director of the Hospital. - Identify and bring all Medico-Legal Cases to the notice of the management on time in accordance with the hospital policy. - Participate in the provision of clinical / academic activities of the hospital. - Play an active role in the education of the patient and his/ her family on a healthy lifestyle. Contributes to awareness and education of the community, in general, on issues related to health. - Be regular and punctual in the duties assigned as per the schedule - Follow all hospital policies and procedures. - Obtain informed consent for all patients in accordance with hospital policy for the undertaking of any diagnostic procedure, operation, test or procedure. - Participate in, and lead person-centered care initiatives undertaken by HMG. - Provide orientation, bedside training and supervision to undergraduate and postgraduate trainees (interns, residents and fellows) as assigned. - Participate in self-and others’ education, training and development as applicable and department’s educational activities and training programs of the department. - Enrich patient experience with compassion, respect and dignity - Perform other applicable task and duties assigned within the realm of his/her knowledge, skills and abilities. Requirements: Education/ Professional Qualification - Graduate of Medical School, recognized by the Medical Council of the country of origin. - Completion of appropriate internship and residency programs - Post-graduate qualifications in the specialty. Experience - At least three (3) years of practice in his / her specialty after obtaining the higher degree in a Tertiary Care Hospital. - Subspecialty degree or structured subspecialty traini

Provide highest level of clinical care in pre-operative assessment, pre-anesthesia consultations, intra-operative and post-operative care. Manage assigned patient consultations under Head of Department/Medical Director directives. Perform initial assessment, investigations, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; prescribe medications and therapies; explain procedures and results to patients/attendants. Monitor patient condition, re-evaluate and adjust treatment; refer to other consultants when needed. Conduct daily rounds on admitted patients; ensure complete medical records and update progress. Validate junior staff entries; perform diagnostic/therapeutic procedures for which privileged. Approve discharge summaries and follow-up plans. Assume Head of Department duties as required; implement policies, procedures and clinical pathways. Direct, supervise and coordinate specialists, residents, nurses, therapists and other staff; contribute to policy development and continuous quality improvement. Participate in hospital committees, on-call duties, emergency codes; provide patient and family education on health and healthy lifestyles. Provide orientation and bedside training to interns, residents and fellows; participate in ongoing education and training programs. Ensure ethical practices and Islamic values; manage medico-legal cases per policy. Lead person-centered care initiatives and participate in, and lead, clinical/academic activities.