Specialist - Obstetrics And Gynaecology

NMC Healthcare; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

NMC Healthcare in the United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced obstetrician/gynecologist to deliver high-quality clinical care while upholding governance and patient safety standards. You will perform surgical and non-surgical management of obstetric and gynecologic conditions, maintain accurate records, and drive continuous professional development within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include delivering in OR and OPD, managing delivery room care, ultrasound, fetal monitoring,

Qualifications

• At least 3 - 5 years’ post qualification experience at Specialist level (independent of country).
• At least 1 year Specialist level experience from a Tier 1 country as specified by the UAE healthcare regulator.
• Basic medical degree and completion of a specialty qualification/education programme (fellowship/diploma) recognized by the relevant UAE healthcare authority.
• Certification and registration in a specialty recognized by relevant UAE healthcare authority. Active and valid life support certification (e.g. BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, NRP)
• Eligibility for relevant healthcare authority registration e.g. Membership from Royal College / Arab Board Certification / MS / DM / MPhil or an equivalent recognised by relevant UAE healthcare authority in UAE

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive professional and ethical quality clinical services to patients in an effective and efficient manner.
• Monitor and manage clinical risks associated with direct patient care.
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and quality management standards.
• Maintain accurate medical records.
• Ensure excellence in medical practice through continuous professional development.
• Maintain integrity in professional services by ethical and responsible practice.
• Perform obstetrician/gynecologist duties including surgical care in OR and OPD for gynecologic and obstetric conditions.
• Cover Delivery Room: admit patients, review history, plan action, perform deliveries, interact with midwives.
• Cover Emergency Service by responding to calls for consultation.
• Provide outpatient care in clinics when assigned.
• Work evenings, nights, weekends and holidays as scheduled.
• Perform and interpret ultrasound examinations in hospital and outpatient settings.
• Interpret fetal heart rate monitoring and take appropriate action.
• Carry out consultations with physicians from other departments.
• Attend committee meetings as assigned by Head of department.
• Interact with patients' families to keep them informed of condition and plans.
• Monitor indicators to ensure ongoing quality assurance.
• Adhere to infection control, patient safety, patient assessment, and patient care policies.
• Carry out other duties as requested by Head of department.
• Monitor quality and participate in review of difficult/special cases.
• All licensed providers in DOH Cervical Cancer Screening must comply with DOH policies and report data.
• Submit data to DOH via Claims per DOH data standards.
• Comply with DOH policies on patient education and consent and on records privacy.

Job description

Job Description:

The role involves delivering professional, ethical, and high-quality clinical care, managing clinical risks, ensuring compliance with governance standards, and maintaining accurate medical records. It also emphasizes continuous professional development and maintaining integrity in providing ethical, responsible clinical services

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive professional and ethical quality clinical services to patients in an effective and efficient manner.

• Monitor and manage clinical risks associated with direct patient care.

• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and quality management standards.

• Maintain accurate medical records.

• Ensure excellence in medical practice is maintained by focusing on continuous professional development of self and others.

• Maintain integrity in professional services by executing clinical services in an ethical and responsible manner.

• Will perform professional duties as an obstetrician/gynecologist

• Providing surgical care both in the operating room and in the O.P.D. for gynecologic and obstetric conditions for

  both emergency and planned procedures.

• Covering the Delivery Room to include admitting patients, reviewing their history, planning a course of action,

  performing both spontaneous and operative deliveries, and interacting with midwives.

• Covering the Emergency Service by promptly responding to calls for consultation.

• Providing out-patient care in Clinics, when so assigned by the head of department.

• Working evenings, nights, weekends and holidays according to a schedule compiled by the head of department.

• Doing and interpreting ultrasound examinations both in hospital and on an out-patient basis.

• Interpreting fetal heart rate monitoring and taking appropriate action.

• Carrying out formal and informal consultations from physicians from other departments.

• Attending committee meetings when so assigned by the Head of department.

• Interacting with patients families to keep them informed of the patients condition, changes in condition and plans.

• Monitors clinical and other established indicators to ensure ongoing quality assurance.

• Strictly observes organization’s medical regulations and policies especially those related to infection control, patient

  safety, patient assessment, and patient care.

• Carrying out other duties when requested by the Head of department

• Monitors within established guidelines the quality of care provided. Participates in review/study of difficult and

  special cases

• All licensed and eligible healthcare providers participating in DOH’s Cervical Cancer Screening Program must:

• Provide clinical services and patient care in accordance with DOH Policies and Standards , and the laws and regulations of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

• Submit data to DOH viae – Claims in accordance with the DOH Reporting of Health Statistics Policy and as set out in the DOH Data Standards and Procedures.

• Comply with relevant DOHPolicies and Standards with special attention to:

• Policies and standards on Patient Education and Consent: The licensed provider must provide appropriate patient education and information regarding the screening test and must ensure that appropriate patient consent is obtained and documented on the Patient’s medical record

• Policies and standards on managing patient medical records including developing effective recording systems, maintaining patient records, maintaining confidentiality, privacy and security of patient information; and educating patients on services provided and satisfying the requirements of patient informed consent and patient rights and responsibilities charter

• DOH Data Standards andProcedures.

• Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems

• Comply with reasonable OSH instructions, policies and safe working procedures

• Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems.

• Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures

• Not willfully or recklessly endanger anyone’s health and safety

• Assist with the preparation of risk assessments

• Report OSH Hazards, incidents, Near misses and issues

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycling of waste as much as possible

• Attend all OSH Trainings, awareness programs and mock drills.

• Participates in the OSHMS audits, inspections, ensuring standards are maintained

• Prevention and Control of Infection (PCI):

• PCI is everyone’s responsibility. All staff are required to read and implement the NMC PCI Policy and Strategy in an effort to maintain the highest possible standards of cleanliness at all times, thus reducing the risk of infection in patients, staff and visitors.

The strictest hand hygiene, 5 moments of hand hygiene, bare below the elbows and environmental care, will be expected of all staff, including the post holder, at all times

Qualifications

• At least 3 - 5 years’ post qualification experience at Specialist level (independent of country)

• At least 1 year Specialist level experience from a Tier 1 country as specified by the UAE healthcare regulator.

• Basic medical degree and completion of a specialty qualification/education programme (fellowship/diploma) recognized by the relevant UAE healthcare authority.

• Certification and registration in a specialty recognized by relevant UAE healthcare authority. Active and valid life support certification (e.g. BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, NRP)

• Eligibility for relevant healthcare authority registration e.g. Membership from Royal College / Arab Board Certification / MS / DM / MPhil or an equivalent recognised by relevant healthcare authority in UAE