Senior Registrar Pediatric Emergency

Summary: The Senior Registrar is responsible for providing care for his/her patients (inpatient and outpatient) maintaining a high-level of professional performance under supervision of the Consultant / Head of ER in accordance with: • 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. Functional 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. • Practices within the framework of clinically relevant and scientifically valid standards, guidelines and criteria. • Participates in the development and maintenance of medical contingency disaster plans. • Maintain the quality of the triage system performed by the Emergency Room Nurse. • Supervises the performance of the assigned E.R. physicians in the unit. • Performs some diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on his/her patients within the range of the specialty as per his / her privileges. • Assessment and referral of appropriate patients under his/her medical care to other appropriate medical facilities. • Participates in the on-call Rota of the department for patient care. • Observes and upholds the patient's rights of security, confidentiality and privacy. • Responds to emergencies to offer advice and actively participate with problems if required, related to his/her specialty. • Maintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patient's medical records. • Supervision of duties of assigned junior staff. • 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. • 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 clinico-pathological conferences).Also, through National and International meetings, conferences and symposia. • Active participation in training program related to his/her field and organization within the hospital for training of junior medical staff and in-service training for nursing staff and technicians. • Continuous update of his/her knowledge in the medical field as well as continuously upgrading level of skill in his/her field of profession. • Participation in committee meetings assigned to him/her (Quality Improvement, Infection Control, etc.). • Abides by Department Policies and Procedures, as well as hospital by-laws, Rules and Regulations. • 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. • Performs other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of his/her knowledge, skills and abilities. Job Specifications Minimum Job Qualifications Requirement (Academic, Certifications, languages, etc.) A minimum of: Education: Required: • Graduation from an accredited medical school (MBBS), completion of required period of training. • Post graduate / Master's degree or equivalent qualification. • Valid Certification of Basic Life Support (BLS) • Advance Life support certification as per assigned area. Desirable: • Higher qualifications in his specialty Minimum Work Experience: Required: • Minimum two (2) years’ experience in the specialty after obtaining Post Graduate Degree and being register. • Current valid license to practice medicine in the area of his specialty. • Registration in Saudi Medical Council and/or Current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia as a senior registrar. Desirable: • Five (5) years’ experience in the specialty after obtaining Post Graduate Degree. Skills & Competencies: • Strong clinical decision-making and problem-solving abilities • knowledgeable of the Medical by-laws • Competence in relevant clinical procedures • Effective communication and teamwork in multidisciplinary settings • Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal skills. • Proficiency in electronic health records and clinical systems • Knowledge of computer application • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English • Communication in spoken Arabic is desirable.