Job Description

To provide sub specialized services for the diagnosis and management of diseases under the scope of care of the related sub specialty.

Principal Duties

• Performing the professional duties of a specialist in accordance with the delineation of the scope of care and privileges as recommended by the Chief of department and approved by the Credentials Committee.
• Performing his/her duties in the outpatient clinic according to CPP of OPD.
• Providing the needed care to his/her patients in the wards.
• Performing the needed procedures according to the privileging.
• Providing consultation services to the in and outpatient services in his/her area of expertise.

B-Teaching

• Participating in general undergraduate and post-graduate teaching within the hospitals and Faculty of Medicine.
• Providing a regular teaching for the assistants and junior doctors attached to the unit.
• Supporting the Clinical Nurse Specialist as appropriate and other key non-medical clinical educational support to fellow professionals.
• Participating and contributing to the educational activities in the service e.g. daily morning meetings, weekly grand rounds, journal club etc.

C-Research

• Having the minimal requirements and knowledge to plan and undergo publications.
• Participating actively in all research activities in his/her division and department.
• Working to have appropriate scientific publications.

D-Clinical Audit

• Contributing to local audits to ensure appropriate up-to-date care is delivered and working constructively to improve quality of care, a minimum of 1 audit a year is required for appraisal.
• Participating and contributing to all the quality assurance activities of the service (e.g. monthly mortality and morbidity conference, peer review, audit and chart review.
• Contributing and, where appropriate, taking the lead in the following (e.g.)
• Mortality and morbidity meetings
• Development and application of agreed clinical guidelines

Training

• One year of internship in a recognized training program
• Completed the residency training and hold the Saudi Board certification or its
• equivalents (e.g. Arab board, American board, Canadian board)