Summary
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre is seeking an Assistant Consultant in Pediatric Neurology in Jeddah. The role involves supporting patient care and management, providing inpatient and emergency consultations, maintaining medical records, and taking on-call duties. The successful candidate will also supervise and train interns, residents, and fellows and participate in departmental education. Requirements include medical school graduation, postgraduate specialty or subspecialty training, two years of specialty or subspecialty training plus post-training experience, and Saudi, American, Canadian, UK, or equivalent certification.
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Assists in providing medical care in the field of Pediatric Neurology, and supervises interns and residents, in accordance with current medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations and the Hospital’s policies and procedures
*Clinical Responsibilities
- Assists the Consultant in providing required patient care and management in the field of Pediatric Neurology, in accordance with standards of medical care laid down by the Hospital.
- Provides high-quality patient care in all aspects of Pediatric Neurology 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.
Two (2) years of training in specialty or subspecialty plus post-training experience required
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.
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