Consultant ENT

Job Description

Are you a critical thinker and do you have problem solving skills? Then we are looking for you! Our client is a private multi-specialty hospital in Kuwait. Their 130 bed accredited facility includes inpatient rooms, labor rooms, neonatal units, Intensive Care Units, Operation Theatres, Emergency Room, outpatient clinics and sub-specialized medical/surgical fields.what we offerYour salary is a tax free all-inclusive salary! You will have a direct and permanent employment with our client for either 2 or 3 years. They offer 30 days annual paid leave, possible study leave depending on your positions, as well as repatriation airfares for overseas employees. They cover healthcare insurance or treatment and provide physician with a medical malpractice insurance. Also you?ll be able to get employee discounts, furnished accommodation/housing allowance and a lot more.DescriptionOur client is looking for Consultant ENT who will plan, direct, coordinate, administer and supervise patient care activities for ENT patients in accordance with Ministry of Health regulations and reports on matters relating to patient care to the Medical Director.

• Provides inpatient and outpatient consultations to patients;
• Receives referrals and consultations from other disciplines for ENT;
• Examines, diagnoses, and treats by surgical and conservative means, disorders of the ear, nose and throat; utilizes clinical privileges granted to him/her for admission and treatment of patients;
• Administers and prescribes such conservative measures of treatment as antibiotics, drugs and compresses;
• Provides information to patients on medical condition and surgical risk;
• Books surgery rooms and notifies support staff of surgery timings to ensure that all required staff are prepared for the surgery/ procedure;
• Prescribes preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures, such as sedatives, diets, antibiotics, and preparation/ treatment of the patients operative area;
• Directs and coordinates activities of Nurses, Assistants, Specialists, and other medical staff;
• Refers patient to medical specialist or other practitioners when necessary;
• Works with other medical specialties to solve single or multiple medical issues or to perform extensive surgery, when required;
• Shares the on-call schedule in the Department as required and ensures continuity of care for patients while on-call;
• Considers the patients safety as the first priority while working;
• Includes the patients in discussions concerning appropriate diagnostic and management procedures;
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care needs;
• Maintains a work environment that promotes high standards for patient care and ethical behavior;
• Participates regularly with other ENT and Surgery staff, in decision-making related to patient care;
• Ensures implementation of the standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of ENT;
• Exhibits appropriate personal and interpersonal professional behavior;
• Respects the opinions of fellow Consultants and referring Physicians in the management of patient problems; provides means whereby differences in opinion can be discussed and resolved;
• Recognizes limits of personal skills and knowledge by appropriately consulting other Physicians while caring for the patient;
• Shows a pattern of maintaining current personal clinical skills and knowledge by continuing medical education;
• Supports in professional development of all staff and provides teaching materials;
• Attends regularly scheduled meeting for the improvement of patient care services and delivery.

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