Registrar General Surgery

National Medical Care; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

National Medical Care is seeking a Registrar to provide inpatient care with a high level of professional performance in line with CBAHI/JCIA standards, hospital by-laws, and Saudi MOH regulations. The role involves history taking, admissions from ER, daily ward rounds, documenting plans, and preparing discharge summaries, while educating patients and families.

Reporting to Consultants in Surgery and the department, you will supervise junior staff and participate in on-call rotations, ensuring

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent required.
• Higher qualifications in specialty, if any.
• Minimum 3 years in specialty after Master’s.
• Eight (8) years experience after Master’s Degree.
• Current valid license to practice medicine.
• Registration in Saudi Medical Council and/or current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia.
• Fluent in verbal and written English.
• Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of the Medical by-laws.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient care within the parameters of their clinical privileges.
• Conduct daily ward rounds and document patient progress.
• Prepare discharge summaries and reports for related patients.
• Participate in on-call rota for patient care and emergencies.
• Educate patients and families per department education policies.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Fluent English

Education

Master Degree or Equivalent

Higher qualifications in specialty

Job description

Registrar is responsible for providing the care of his/her patients (inpatient) maintaining a high-

level of professional performance 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.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures through his actions, either directly or indirectly, that a superior quality of medical treatment, compassion and understanding is given to every patient served at the NMC Hospitals and Clinics.
• Provides patient care within the parameters of their professional competence as reflected in the scope of their clinical privileges
• History taking, physical examinations, interpretation of common diagnostic tests and document patient condition on admission in the specified admissions sheet.
• Can admit patients from the hospital E.R. after appropriate discussion and approval of the Consultant under whose name admission is done.
• Evaluates new admission and coordinates with Consultant a plan of investigation to establish a diagnosis and a management course. Executes the plan approved by the Consultant.
• Conducts daily ward rounds to all inpatients in the department. Liaises with the concerned Consultant with regards to care of his inpatients.
• Documents plan of patient management and maintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patients medical records.Keeping an updated follow-up in the progress notes.
• Should seek the advice of or help of the Consultant whenever the condition of a patient merits further expertise. Works under supervision and instructions of assigned Consultant.
• Prepares all discharge summaries, death reports and special reports on related patients.
• Presentation of new admissions to the department through the daily morning reports.
• Participates actively in the on-call rota of the department for patient care and admissions. Responds to emergencies to offer medical care and advice on problems related to his/her specialty.
• Registrar on duty shall present the previous day's admissions in the morning report.
• Assist Senior staff (Consultant) in performing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to patients in his field of specialty.
• Observes and upholds the patients rights of security, confidentially and privacy.
• Supervises the Junior Staff in conducting their duties and responsibilities as designated by the department.
• Actively participates in department’s educational and training activities.
• 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 (NSP-GEN-014) 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 the employee's knowledge, skills and abilities.

Reporting to

• Consultant General Surgeon and Head, Department of Surgery.
• Resident in the Department of Surgery

Qualifications:

EDUCATION:

Required:

• Master Degree or Equivalent
• Higher qualifications in his specialty, if any

EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• Minimum three (3) years in his/her specialty after obtaining Master's Degree.
• 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.
• Eight (8) years experience in his/her specialty after obtaining Master's Degree.
• Fluent in verbal and written English.
• Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Is knowledgeable of the Medical by-laws.