ASSISTANT CONSULTANT, GENERAL & UPPER GI SURGERY

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh seeks an Assistant Consultant in General & Upper GI Surgery. The role involves assisting the Consultant, supervising interns and residents, and delivering high-quality patient care in General & Upper GI Surgery.

You will perform on-call duties, participate in rounds, manage clinical records, and contribute to education and research activities in line with hospital policies and bylaws.

Qualifications

• Two years of training in specialty and subspecialty plus post-training experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Consultant in providing required patient care in General & Upper GI Surgery.
• Supervises interns and residents; conducts rounds and on-call duties.
• Ensures timely and accurate medical records; participates in department education and research.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Patient care

On-call duties

Medical records

Education

Residency in General Surgery

Job description

ASSISTANT CONSULTANT, GENERAL & UPPER GI SURGERY

GENERAL & UPPER GI SURGERY (Sec)-R | External Job

Assists in providing medical care in the field of General & Upper GI Surgery, and supervises interns and residents, in accordance with current medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations and the Hospital’s policies and procedures

Key responsibilities

• Assists the Consultant in providing required patient care and management in the field of General & Upper GI Surgery, in accordance with standards of medical care laid down by the Hospital.
• Provides high quality patient care in all aspects of General & Upper GI Surgery according to his/her approved clinical privileges.
• Provides consultation (inpatient, and emergency room)upon request and responds in a timely manner within the prescribed timeframe as outlined in the Hospital’s policy.
• Responsible for the timely completion, competencies,accuracy and legibility of the medical record.
• Provides on-call service and ensures availability and response time within the prescribed timeframe in accordance with Hospital policy.
• Conducts daily morning rounds to identify patients readyfor discharge. Ensures that discharge orders are written 24 hours prior todischarge.
• Performs other clinical responsibilities related to thespecialty, as assigned.
• Provides orientation, bedside training and supervision tointerns, residents and fellows as assigned.
• Participates in department’s educational activities andtraining programs of the department. Partakes in national and internationalmedical conferences.
• Maintains and enhances professional knowledge andcontinuing education requirements.
• Participates in clinical, basic and translationalresearch projects in accordance with Research Advisory Council Policy in orderto advance knowledge, improve the quality of postgraduate education andcontribute to the national and international recognition of the Hospital.
• Undertakes the administrative duties assigned by Head ofSection or Chairman.
• Participates in all mandatory departmental activities andserves on Departmental and Hospital committees and other administrativefunctions, as required.
• Assists the department in the development andimplementation of techniques and practices that help maximize the utilizationof all resources within the department and across the Hospital.
• Abides by the current Hospital and medical staff bylaws,all relevant rules, regulations and policies and keeps updated of any changesthat might occur.
• Follows all Hospital’s related Policies and Procedures.
• Participates in self and others' education, training anddevelopment, as applicable.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Other responsibilities

• N/A.

Experience

• Two (2) years of training in specialty and subspecialty plus post-training experience required.