طبيب عيون مسجل / طبيب عيون مسجل أول

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients with medical and surgical eye disease under senior medical supervision and within the approved Registrar scope of practice.
• Assess patients and contribute to management decisions related to comprehensive ophthalmic examination, obtaining senior review for complex, unstable or uncertain findings.
• Participate in cataract, glaucoma and retinal disease assessment and perform authorized components within demonstrated competency and the required level of supervision.
• Review and communicate clinical or diagnostic findings related to ocular emergency recognition and management, and implement the management plan agreed with the supervising physician.
• Recognize complications or deterioration associated with ophthalmic diagnostic testing and imaging interpretation, initiate immediate measures within competence and escalate promptly.
• Coordinate monitoring, follow-up and handover for patients receiving care related to ophthalmic procedures and surgery within granted privileges, ensuring unresolved issues are clearly communicated.
• Assess, diagnose, treat and follow up patients with common conditions in the specialty under Consultant/Senior Registrar supervision and within the approved scope of practice and clinical privileges.
• Request and review appropriate investigations, present findings and proposed management plans, and obtain senior input for complex, unstable or uncertain cases.
• Implement approved treatment plans and perform authorized specialty procedures after demonstrating the required competency and obtaining the required level of supervision.
• Monitor response to treatment, identify deterioration or unexpected findings, initiate immediate measures within competence, and escalate promptly to the supervising physician.
• Provide structured clinical handover and coordinate referrals, admissions, transfers and discharge arrangements under the direction of the responsible senior physician.
• Prescribe and monitor medications safely within the approved prescribing scope and perform medication reconciliation as required.
• Maintain clear, complete and timely medical records, orders, progress notes, procedure notes, results follow-up and discharge documentation.
• Apply patient-safety, infection-prevention, isolation, procedural-safety and clinical-risk requirements consistently.
• Communicate respectfully with patients and families, explain the agreed care plan, and support informed consent processes within the role and level of authority.
• Participate in departmental teaching, case review, audit, quality-improvement activities and continuing professional development.
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities within the scope of the position, professional knowledge and competencies, and approved clinical privileges, as assigned by the Line Manager.

Requirements

Education: Medical degree (MBBS, MD or equivalent) from a recognized institution.
Experience: Minimum three (3) years of relevant specialty training and clinical experience after internship, with documented training
Licenses: Valid Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) professional classification and registration appropriate to the
Special requirements: Ability to work scheduled shifts and service hours according to operational requirements. Physical and cognitive ability to safely perform the essential clinical functions and procedures of the role.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of current evidence-based principles, diagnostic pathways and treatment standards relevant to medical and surgical eye disease.
• Knowledge and applied clinical competency in comprehensive ophthalmic examination appropriate to the Registrar level and granted privileges.
• Knowledge and applied clinical competency in cataract, glaucoma and retinal disease assessment appropriate to the Registrar level and granted privileges.
• Knowledge and applied clinical competency in ocular emergency recognition and management appropriate to the Registrar level and granted privileges.
• Knowledge and applied clinical competency in ophthalmic diagnostic testing and imaging interpretation appropriate to the Registrar level and granted privileges.
• Knowledge and applied clinical competency in ophthalmic procedures and surgery within granted privileges appropriate to the Registrar level and granted privileges.
• Knowledge of patient safety, infection prevention, medication safety, informed consent, confidentiality and clinical documentation requirements.
• Ability to recognize clinical deterioration, prioritize risk, communicate critical information and escalate care appropriately.
• Effective clinical communication, teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to use electronic medical records and clinical information systems accurately and efficiently.