Summary
Al Mana Medical Group is seeking a General Surgery Registrar or Senior Registrar in Riyadh. The role involves assessing and managing general surgical patients under senior supervision, contributing to surgical pathways, monitoring postoperative care, and escalating complex or deteriorating cases. The position also includes clinical documentation, handovers, safe prescribing, and participation in teaching, audits, and quality improvement. Applicants need a recognized medical degree, at least three years of relevant specialty training and clinical experience after internship, and appropriate SCFHS classification and registration.
The posting
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Responsibilities
- Assess and manage patients with general surgical disease under senior medical supervision and within the approved Registrar scope of practice.
- Assess patients and contribute to management decisions related to acute abdomen and general surgical assessment, obtaining senior review for complex, unstable or uncertain findings.
- Participate in hernia, gallbladder and soft-tissue surgical pathways and perform authorized components within demonstrated competency and the required level of supervision.
- Review and communicate clinical or diagnostic findings related to perioperative assessment and surgical decision-making, and implement the management plan agreed with the supervising physician.
- Recognize complications or deterioration associated with management of postoperative complications, initiate immediate measures within competence and escalate promptly.
- Coordinate monitoring, follow-up and handover for patients receiving care related to wound, drain and surgical follow- up care, 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.
- www.almanahospital.com.sa 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 general www.almanahospital.com.sa surgical disease.
- Knowledge and applied clinical competency in acute abdomen and general surgical assessment appropriate to the Registrar level and granted privileges.
- Knowledge and applied clinical competency in hernia, gallbladder and soft-tissue surgical pathways appropriate to the Registrar level and granted privileges.
- Knowledge and applied clinical competency in perioperative assessment and surgical decision-making appropriate to the Registrar level and granted privileges.
- Knowledge and applied clinical competency in management of postoperative complications appropriate to the Registrar level and granted privileges.
- Knowledge and applied clinical competency in wound, drain and surgical follow-up care 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.