Assistant Consultant, Anesthesiology

Assists in providing medical care in the field of Anesthesiology and supervises interns and residents, in accordance with current medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations and the Hospital's policies and procedures

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Clinical Responsibilities
  • Assists the Consultant in providing required patient care and management in the field of Anesthesiology, in accordance with standards of medical care laid down by the Hospital.
  • Provides high quality patient care in all aspects of Anesthesiology according to his/her approved clinical privileges.
  • Provides consultation (inpatient, and emergency room) upon request and responds in a timely manner within the prescribed timeframe as outlined in the Hospital s policy.
  • Responsible for the timely completion, competencies, accuracy and legibility of the medical record.
  • Provides on-call service and ensures availability and response time within the prescribed timeframe in accordance with Hospital policy.
  • Conducts daily morning rounds to identify patients ready for discharge. Ensures that discharge orders are written 24 hours prior to discharge.
  • Performs other clinical responsibilities related to the specialty, as assigned.
• Academic Responsibilities
  • Provides orientation, bedside training and supervision to interns, residents and fellows as assigned.
  • Participates in department s educational activities and training programs of the department. Partakes in national and international medical conferences.
  • Maintains and enhances professional knowledge and continuing education requirements.
• Research Responsibilities
  • Participates in clinical, basic and translational research projects in accordance with Research Advisory Council Policy in order to advance knowledge, improve the quality of postgraduate education and contribute to the national and international recognition of the Hospital
• Administrative Responsibilities
  • Undertakes the administrative duties assigned by Head of Section or Chairman.
  • Participates in all mandatory departmental activities and serves on Departmental and Hospital committees and other administrative functions, as required.
  • Assists the department in the development and implementation of techniques and practices that help maximize the utilization of all resources within the department and across the Hospital.
  • Abides by the current Hospital and medical staff bylaws, all relevant rules, regulations and policies and keeps updated of any changes that might occur.
  • Follows all Hospital related policies and procedures.
  • Participates in self and others education, training and development as applicable.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Graduation from a medical school in good standing, completion of required period of postgraduate training in a specialty and/or subspecialty, with Saudi/American Board or Canadian/UK certification, or equivalent as outlined by the Medical Staff Credentialing Committee.
• Two (2) years of training in specialty and subspecialty plus post-training experience required.
• Minimum of two (2) publications in Lung Transplantation.