Specialist Emergency Medicine

Specialist Emergency Medicine – Key Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with acute illnesses, injuries, and medical emergencies.
• Provide immediate stabilization and life-saving interventions for critically ill or injured patients.
• Perform emergency procedures such as airway management, intubation, suturing, fracture management, central line insertion, and resuscitation as required.
• Interpret laboratory results, ECGs, and diagnostic imaging to facilitate timely clinical decision-making.
• Coordinate patient care with specialists, consultants, nursing staff, and allied healthcare professionals.
• Determine appropriate patient disposition, including discharge, admission, observation, or transfer to higher levels of care.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and comprehensive medical documentation.
• Participate in trauma, cardiac arrest, and other emergency response teams.
• Adhere to hospital policies, clinical guidelines, infection control standards, and patient safety protocols.
• Supervise and support junior medical staff, nurses, and other healthcare professionals when required.
• Communicate effectively with patients and their families regarding diagnosis, treatment plans, and follow-up care.
• Maintain DHA and professional licensing requirements and participate in continuing medical education activities.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, and departmental performance objectives.

Requirements (for job posting)

• DHA License / Eligibility as Specialist Emergency Medicine.
• Recognized postgraduate qualification in Emergency Medicine.
• Minimum relevant experience in Emergency Medicine.
• Current BLS and ATCN certifications preferred.
• Strong clinical, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced emergency department environment.

Pay: Up to AED22,000.00 per hour

Work Location: In person