Job Description
Job Summary
ICU Registrar is responsible for providing the care of his/her patients (inpatient) maintaining a high-level of professional performance in accordance with:
- Evidence based medicine
- 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.
- Performs history taking, physical examinations, interpretation of common diagnostic tests and document patient condition on admission in the specified admissions sheet.
- Admits 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 rounds to all patients in the department. Liaises with the concerned Consultant about 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.
- Seeks 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.
- Presents the 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.
- Assists Senior staff (Consultant) in performing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to patients in his filed of specialty.
- Supervises the Junior Staff in conducting their duties and responsibilities as designated by the department.
- Observes and upholds the patients of security, confidentiality and privacy.
- Maintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patient’s medical records.
- Actively participates in department's educational and training activities.
- Abides by department Policies and Procedures as well as hospital by-laws, rules and Regulations.
- Carries out administrative or organizational or any other duties as assigned by the Head of the Department in relation to ICU/CCU.
- 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 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.
- Carries out any other assignments as directed by the Head of Department and within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities.
Skills
Qualifications:
A minimum of:
University Master Degree or Equivalent
Higher qualifications in his specialty, if any.
EXPERIENCE:
- Required
- Minimum of 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 Commission for Health Specialist and/or current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia.
Skills
Competencies & Skills:
- Fluent in verbal and written English.
- Communication in spoken Arabic is desirable.
- Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Is knowledgeable of the Medical by-laws.
- Knowledge of computer application.