Cosmetic Dermatology Consultant

Job Description

Job SummaryConsultant is responsible for providing care for his/her patients (inpatient and outpatient) maintaining a high-level of professional performance in accordance with below:úEvidence based medicine.úÿProfessional medical ethics and CBAHI / JCIA standards.úÿHospital medical by-laws.úÿLaws of Ministry of Health in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and any otherapplicable regulations according to the departmental quality plan.To provide consultation services to the patients (inpatient and outpatient) whenever requested by other consultants.Major Duties and ResponsibilitiesúEnsures 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 NMC Hospitals and Clinics.úProvides patient care within the parameters of their professional competence as reflected in the scope of their clinical privileges for both in-patients and out-patients.úPractices within the framework of clinically relevant and scientifically valid standards, guidelines and criteria.úTo perform duties in the Dermatology outpatient clinic evaluating patients with skin diseases on a daily basis.úConducts regular ward rounds on his own and/or as a team to formulate a multi-disciplinary treatment plan.úProvides consultation service to inpatients in his area of expertise.ÿúPerforms diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on his/her patients within the range of the specialty.úPerforms the dermatologic procedures e.g. PUVA therapy, skin biopsy, cryosurgery, excision.úAssessment and referral of appropriate patients under his/her medical care to other appropriate medical facilities as well as accepting referrals of patients with medical problems in his/her field of specialty.úResponds to emergencies to offer advice and actively participate with problems if required, related to his/her specialty.úProvides on-call emergency coverage for dermatologic emergencies.úObserves and upholds the patient rights of security, confidentiality and privacy.úMaintains appropriate records of all patients with accurate, timely legible completion of patient medical records.úConsultant has a leadership role in the organization performance.úSupervision of duties of assigned junior staff whenever applicable.úProvides leadership for performance-improvement functions in the process of measurement, assessment and improvement of both clinical and non-clinical process as part of the Departmental Quality Plan.úActive participation in Continued Medical Education (C.M.E.) through educational hospital activities (morning report meetings, grand rounds, clinical tutorials and seminars, journal club, radiology or clinico-pathological conferences).ÿAlso, through National and International meetings, conferences and symposia.úParticipation in review of literature, case reporting and clinical studies/research.úActive participation in training program related to his field and organization within the hospital for training of junior medical staff and in-service training for nursing staff and technicians.úContinuous update of his knowledge in the medical field as well as continuously upgrading level of skill in his/her field of profession.úParticipation in committee meetings assigned to him/her (e.g. Quality Improvement, Infection Control, etc.).úAbides 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 including documentation in patient medical record.úThey are knowledgeable about their essential role in patient and family education.úInvolves the patient/families in plan of care and respects patients/families regarding their goals and choices of patient care.úProvides 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.úAllots time necessary to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient education provided to patients/families with appropriate documentation.úTo carry out any other assignments as directed by Hospital Administration and/or the department head and within the realm of his knowledge, skills and abilities.Reporting toúHead of DepartmentLiaises with: Consultants of his/her specialty, of other specialties within the department, Consultant of other departments, nursing staff, other health care professionals, patients and their families.SupervisesúSenior Registrars, Registrars, Residents, Nurses and other paramedical staff assigned.

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