CONSULTANT, INTENSIVIST

Responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of medical diseases and
conditions, as well as the provision of medical care in the field of Adult
Critical Care, in accordance with current medical staff bylaws, rules and
regulations and the hospital's policies and procedures.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

I. Clinical Responsibilities
‎1. Provides high quality patient care in all aspect of assigned specialty
according to his/her approved clinical privileges.
‎2. Provides consultation (inpatient, and emergency room) upon request and
responds in a timely manner within the prescribed timeframe as outlined in
KFSH &RC (Gen.Org.) policy.
‎3. Responsible for the timely completion, competencies, accuracy and
eligibility of the medical record.
‎4. Provides on-call service and ensures availability and response time within
the prescribed time frame in accordance with hospital policy.
‎5. Conducts daily morning rounds to identify patients ready for discharge.
Ensures that discharge orders are written ‎24 hours prior to discharge.
‎6. Performs any other clinical responsibilities to the specialty, as
assigned.
II. Academic Responsibilities
‎1. Provides orientation, bedside training and supervision to interns,
residents, and fellows as assigned.
‎2. Participates in department's education activities and training programs of
the department. partakes in national and international medical conferences.
‎3. Maintains and enhances professional knowledge and continuing education
requirements.
III. Research Responsibilities
‎1. Participates in clinical, basic and translational research projects and
publishes papers in accordance with Research Advisory Council Policy in order
to advance knowledge, improve the quality of post graduate education and
contribute to the national and international recognition of KFSH&RC.
IV. Administrative Responsibilities
‎1. Undertakes the administrative duties assigned by Head of Section or
Chairman.
‎2. Participates in all mandatory departmental activities and serves on
departmental and hospital committees and other administrative function, as
required.
‎3. Assists the department in the development and implementation of techniques
and practices that help maximize the utilization of all resource within the
department and across the KFSH&RC (Gen. Org.).
‎4. Abides by the current hospital and medical staff bylaws, all relevant
rules, regulations and policies and keeps updated of any changes that might
occur.
‎5. Participates in self and others' education, training and development as
applicable.
‎6. Follows all hospital related policies and procedures.

Education

Graduation from an accredited medical school, completion of required period of
training in specialty and/or subspecialty, with Arab or American Board
certification, membership and/or fellowship status in the United Kingdom
and/or Canada or their equivalent.

Experience Required

Seven (‎7) Years of training in specialty or subspecialty plus postgraduate
training experience must be equal to or exceed seven (‎7) years ' experience in
the subspecialty.

Other Requirements(Certificates)

NA