Hospital Doctor Emergency

Position Summary

Hospital Doctor (General Practitioner)-ER

Summary of Main Duties

• Admitting patients to hospital under the supervision of the consultant/specialist and ensuring that full admission documentation (history and physical, Admission note and initial integrated plan, diet order…) are recorded.


• Documentation of handover notes.


• Initiating appropriate investigations as instructed by the consultant/specialist.


• Ordering treatments and medications as instructed by the consultant/specialist.


• Liaising with non-clinical/ clinical staff.


• Conducting ward rounds at least once daily and as appropriate and if required with the consultant.


• Preparing for and participating in consultant/senior staff rounds.


• Keeping daily records of inpatient progress.


• Following up patients in inpatients.


• Following up the results of investigations and adjusting patient treatment/management accordingly.


• Preparing patients for procedures or surgery, where applicable.


• Obtaining patients informed consent.


• Receiving calls and seeing patients from the Emergency

Department and specialty clinics.

Responsibilities

• Receiving calls and consultation requests from other departments or hospitals.


• Seeing patients referred for consultation.


• Maintaining a good working relationship and professional conduct with all members of the staff and hospital staff.


• Providing in-house on-call coverage on a rotational basis during evenings, nights, weekends, and Public Holidays, as required to do.


• Maintaining and completing appropriate medical records for all patients in a timely fashion.


• Participating in medical staff conferences, and meetings.


• Carrying out the duties and responsibilities detailed in any department specific job description or statement of roles and responsibilities.


• Assuming other duties as assigned by the consultant/department head.


• Participate in Quality improvement activities meeting JCI & regulatory requirements.


• Implementing clinical pathway/Guideline or applicable.

Position Requirements/Qualifications

• M.B.Ch.B (M.B.B.S.)


• Minimum  of 3 Years of Clinical Experience Beyond Completion of Internship

Position criteria Other Skills/Abilities

Sharjah Health Authority License