Consultant ICU

Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital- Madinah; Medina Province; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Consultant to perform clinical duties, assess patients, and develop care plans. The ideal candidate will have a Board/ Fellowship in Family Medicine and relevant licenses for practice. Responsibilities include ensuring timely patient care and documentation, educating patients and their families, and contributing to departmental meetings. Applicants must possess excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Must be able to clearly communicate with patients and their families, physicians and non-medical staff.
• Microsoft computer skills.
• Should have good organization skills and be able to work in high stress situations.

Responsibilities

• Performs clinical duties as per assigned clinical privileges.
• Assesses patients thoroughly and documents in medical records.
• Develops and documents a care plan using an evidence-based approach.
• Ensures timely implementation of patient care plans.
• Becomes the most responsible physician (MRP) for inpatients.
• Develops discharge plans and involves services as needed.
• Assesses inpatients daily and ensures proper documentation.
• Responds to medical consultations timely.
• Documents medical interventions promptly.
• Follows documentation standards.
• Completes and authenticates discharge summaries.
• Attends and contributes to meetings for efficiency improvement.
• Writes medical reports in a timely manner.
• Contributes to teaching activities as required.
• Educates patients about health conditions and treatments.
• Performs other assigned duties.

Job description

About the job “ Consultant”

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Performs clinical duties as per his / her assigned clinical privileges.
• 2. Assesses his / her patients thoroughly (eg. clinical, socioeconomic, psychological and functional assessments) and documents patients' assessment in patients' medical records.
• 3. Develops a plan of care for patients using an evidence-based approach and following standards of care, and documents the plan of care in patients’ medical record.
• 4. Ensures that patients’ plan of care that is put by him/her is being implemented in a timely manner.
• 5. Becomes the most responsible physician (MRP) for inpatients admitted under his / her name.
• 6. For inpatients admitted under his / her name, develops discharge plan on day of admission and involves discharge-planning service as early as possible if warranted.
• 7. Assesses inpatients that are admitted under his / her name at least once daily and ensures documentation of daily assessment and plan of care in daily progress notes using SOAP format.
• 8. Responds to medical consultations in timely manner.
• 9. Documents medical interventions that he / she performs on patients in a timely manner.
• 10. Strictly follows Fakeeh care standards for documentation in medical records.
• 11. Responsible for timely completion and authentication of discharge summaries for patients admitted under his / her name. Also responsible for ensuring that indicated discharge instructions and education on take home medications is done prior to patients discharge.
• 12. Attends to Fakeeh Health Care facility duties and responds to calls from the facility as per the departmental / section call schedule.
• 13. Attends departmental and general staff meetings and contributes ideas for improving efficiency, productivity and patient satisfaction.
• 14. Responsible for writing medical reports of his / her patients in a timely manner and as per Fakeeh care format.
• 15. Contributes to teaching rounds and teaching activities as requested by chairperson of medical department.
• 16. Educates patients and their families about health conditions, treatments and preventative measures.
• 17. Other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibility and requirements of the job.

All Fakeeh Care employees are responsible for continuous improvement, including:

• Performing all duties and tasks in a manner that supports Fakeeh’s Person-Centered care values.
• Actively contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, within the scope of the role.
• Adherence to safety protocols and proactively seeking to address any job-related safety concerns.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality of all sensitive information accessed or encountered during work.
• Adhering to and upholding Fakeeh Care’s code of conduct, policies and ethical standards.
• Completion of mandatory education as per the requirement, at least one month prior to expiration.

Job Requirements

Skills and Abilities:

• Must be able to clearly communicate with patients and their families, physicians and non-medical staff.
• Microsoft computer skills.
• Should have good organization skills and be able to work in high stress situations.

Experience:

• Completion of experience according to the regional health regulatory authority (as mentioned in education) within the field of specialty, in recognized medical centers.

Education:

• Board / Fellowship in Family Medicine.

Licenses / Certification:

• License for practice as per the regional health regulatory authority (e.g., SCFHS/DHA), BLS and advanced license if applicable.