Registrar Cardiology

Job Summary

Registrar is responsible for providing the care of his/her patients maintaining a high-level of professional performance in accordance with:

• Evidence based medicine.
• Professional medical ethics and 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

1. 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 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 admissions and coordinates with the 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. Liases 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.
• Seeks the advice of or help of the Consultant whenever the condition of a patent 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 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 for patients in his field of specialty.
• 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.
• Carries out administrative, organizational or any other duties in relation to ICU/CCU or physiological testing (cardiac section) as assigned by the Head of the Department.
• Carries out any other assignments as directed by the Head of Department and within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities.

Reporting to

• Head, Departmental of Internal Medicine

• Liases with

All physicians, Nursing staff, other health care professionals, patients and their families.

Supervises

• Residents, Nursing Staff and other health care professionals assigned to his supervision.

Qualifications

A minimum of:

• EDUCATION:
• Required

University Master Degree or Equivalent

Recognized as registrar by Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

• Desirable

Additional 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.
• Desirable
• Additional experience in his/her speciality.
• Academic affiliation

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• 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 applications.