Consultant Anesthesiologist

Job Purpose / Objective Responsible for providing the highest level of clinical care and expertise in pre-operative assessment of patients including pre-anesthesia consultations and visits, management of intra-operative and post-operative care of patients, teamed up with anaesthetists and other clinical staff of the department. The consultant anaesthetist is expected to show a great deal of involvement and commitment in clinical training, continuous medical education and clinical quality improvement activities of the hospital, achieving the goals of the healthcare group. Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities • Manage the assigned patient’s consultations as per the directives of Head of Department/ Medical Director. • Responsible for the initial assessment, investigation, analysis & interpretation of the clinical findings and test results, arriving at diagnosis, treatment, and re-assessment and follow- up of the patients to reach a final diagnosis. • Prescribe, administer medication, therapy, and/or other appropriate care to treat or prevent further complication of the disease. • Responsible for explaining procedures and discussing diagnostic results or prescribed treatments with the patients and/or with the authorized attendants. • Monitor the patient’s condition and progress and re-evaluate/ re-assessment and treat the patient accordingly. • Refer the patient to other consultants/specialists when necessary, also consult, or provide consulting services to, other physicians whenever requested. • Undertake daily rounds on Patients admitted under his/her name and any referred patients. • Document and ensure completeness of all medical records of the patients as per the policies of the hospital and update on the progress of the patient appropriately. • Authenticate the medical records at initial entries and progress notes by logging in with own username and password in Patient Health Records. • Review and validate the entries and notes of all junior medical staff in case of patients under his care. • Perform diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures for which the Consultant is privileged for. • Approve the completed discharge summary, follow-up plan, medical report of the patients. • Assume duties as the Head of the department as and when required by the management. • Ensure the implementation of all approved policies, procedures, rules, regulations, protocols, guidelines and clinical pathways that guide and support the provision of clinical services. • Direct, supervise and coordinate the activities of specialists, residents, nurses, therapists, assistants and other medical staff involved in patient care. • Advise and contribute to the development of policies and procedures as part of the continuous quality improvement program of the department. • Serve on Departmental / Hospital Committees as required. • Ensure that Islamic Values and Medical Ethics are respected and strictly observed. • Responsible to be On-Call as per hospital policy. • Attend the Code Blue, whenever applicable, and should be involved in all other emergency codes of the hospital. • Provide the Patient Medical reports and information as and when required by the Head of the department or Hospital Administrator/Medical Director of the Hospital. • Identify and bring all Medico-Legal Cases to the notice of the management on time in accordance with the hospital policy. • Participate in the provision of clinical / academic activities of the hospital. • Play an active role in the education of the patient and his/ her family on a healthy lifestyle. Contributes to awareness and education of the community, in general, on issues related to health. • Be regular and punctual in the duties assigned as per the schedule • Follow all hospital policies and procedures. • Obtain informed consent for all patients in accordance with hospital policy for the undertaking of any diagnostic procedure, operation, test or procedure. • Participate in, and lead person-centered care initiatives undertaken by HMG. • Provide orientation, bedside training and supervision to undergraduate and postgraduate trainees (interns, residents and fellows) as assigned. • Participate in self-and others’ education, training and development as applicable and department’s educational activities and training programs of the department. • Enrich patient experience with compassion, respect and dignity • Perform other applicable task and duties assigned within the realm of his/her knowledge, skills and abilities. Education/ Professional Qualification • Graduate of Medical School, recognized by the Medical Council of the country of origin. • Completion of appropriate internship and residency programs • Post-graduate qualifications in the specialty. Experience • At least three (3) years of practice in his / her specialty after obtaining the higher degree in a Tertiary Care Hospital. • Subspecialty degree or structured subspecialty training preferred. Professional Licensing / Certification / Training • Membership, Fellowship and/or Board Certification in respective specialty. • Relevant licensure from the country of origin, acceptable to Saudi Commission for Health Specialty and Ministry of Health.