CONSULTANT IN INTERNAL MEDICINE

General Requirements

• Board Certified / Unencumbered License or registration from home country
• Minimum Post Graduate Specialist Degree, MD
• Minimum 6 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities
• Additional Fellowship/ Boards preferred
• Current BLS/ ACLS / PALS ATLS certification
• Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team
• Flexible and able to manage stress
• Must have worked in a hospital with no less than 150 bed capacity
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in English
• Experience in management of patients with life threatening illnesses and injuries in a hospital emergency room or urgent care facilities

Job Specification

• Respond to patients medical problems by reviewing their history, physical examination and investigations, reaching to a probable diagnosis, appropriate evidence based treatment, counseling and referral where necessary
• Reach an informed diagnosis based on scientific knowledge and the patients medical history
• Order laboratory and Radiological investigations and interpret their results
• Maintain confidentiality and impartiality at all times
• Perform Procedures as privileged
• Prescribe or administer medications, therapy and other specialized care to treat or prevent illness, disease or injury
• Educate patients about the advantages, disadvantages, risks and alternatives regarding a proposed treatment or operation
• Explain procedures or prescribed treatments to patients
• Provide general pre and post-operative care
• Monitor and administer medication when indicated
• Evaluate effectiveness of current care methods and procedures and suggest improvements
• Keep General practitioners informed about care of their patients where indicated
• Use resources efficiently for the benefit of patients and the public
• Provide adequate follow-up to the patient within a reasonable amount of time
• Examine and provide treatments to injuries and refer patients to other physicians when needed (ophthalmologists, orthopedists, neurologists etc.)
• Arrange referral for patients requiring services not offered at TTH