Specialist Cosmetic Dermatologist

Responsibilities:

1. Give the best possible care to patients in the Medical Centre and ensure that a high professional standard of care consistent with the resources available is provided to all patients.
2. Abide by the rules of the Department & Section.
3. Observe ethical standards compatible with contemporary medical practice.
4. Provide and maintain medical and health professional education and continuing interdisciplinary health professional education.
5. Contribute to the development of and comply with the By-Laws, the Rules and Regulations, and the policies of the Medical Centre.
6. Ensure that a high professional standard of care is provided to patients under their care within the privileges assigned.
7. Maintain involvement, as a recipient, in continuing medical and interdisciplinary professional education to meet minimum DOH requirements.
8. Recognize the authority of the Head of Department, the Medical Director, the Medical Executive Committee, and the Medical Centre Director.
9. Notify the Head of Department, Medical Director, or Medical Centre Director of any actions or claims that may arise that may have an effect on the licensure of the employee to practice medicine.
10. Attend all meetings of the Departments to which the Medical Staff member is appointed (unless excused).
11. Serve on sub-committees of the Medical Executive Committee, as required.
12. Provide consultations on patients, as required.
13. Contribute to the production of Clinical Guidelines, Critical Care Pathways, and Managed care processes as needed for the care of their patients or upon the request from their Head of Section or Department.
14. Perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Medical Centre Director, the Medical Executive Committee, the Medical Director, or the Head of Department.
15. Exercise good judgment and maintain confidentiality in maintaining critical and sensitive information, records, and reports.
16. Actively participate in the Medical Centre's ongoing Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Programs and other In-Service Training Programs.
17. Act as a translator if needed.
18. Perform other duties and tasks assigned by the Head of Department.

THE DUTIES OF ALL SPECIALISTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Take on the Most Responsible Physician (MRP) responsibilities for patients under their direct care. The position of MRP can only be transferred with the agreement of another physician.
2. Give professional advice and provide technical services, for which they are privileged, to another Specialist or Consultant or their patient as requested.
3. Give and request consultations according to the Medical Centre policies on consultations.
4. Take professional responsibility for the care given to their patients by themselves and any junior medical staff working under their direction in the environment provided by the Medical Centre management.
5. Be responsible for contributing to the teaching of all staff involved in the care of their patients to ensure that they can do those things that are expected of them by their clinical privileges.
6. Demonstrate team leadership to the group of staff working directly with them.
7. Work in a collegiate manner with all Medical Centre staff.
8. They are expected to work within the various rules, regulations, and guidelines of the section and Department in which they work.
9. Contribute to the production of Clinical Guidelines, Critical Care Pathways, and Managed care processes as needed for the care of their patients or upon the request from their line managers.
10. Take ‘on-call’ duty, according to the department rota and the needs of their patients.
11. When on out of normal working hours ‘on-call’ duty, they will take on a temporary MRP responsibility for all the patients left under their care. They will therefore ensure that the process of handover is carried out appropriate to the patient’s requirements.
12. When a Specialist has a temporary MRP role their clinical privileges remain the same. If the normal MRP or one with their same clinical privileges are not available to deal with a problem outside the ‘on-call’ physician’s agreed capability, the situation of emergency privileges applies.
13. The Specialist is responsible for ensuring that the patient and/or the family are kept fully informed about their condition in an ethical and humane manner.
14. He/she is also responsible for protecting the patient from anxiety related to partially heard or poorly understood medical conversations. Criticism of colleagues in front of patients or relatives is never good medical practice unless it is in a strict medical legal consultation situation and where they are prepared to put the criticism in writing.
15. Specialists must discuss with their Line manager all examples of serious or repeated minor failures to perform by other medical staff. This will ensure necessary intervention at an early stage.
16. Ensure that all the medical records of their patients are completed in an accurate, legible, and timely manner according to the policy on the subject.
17. Take part in mortality and morbidity meetings in an open and collegiate manner to ensure fairness and truth in the discussions.
18. Maintain confidentiality in all matters according to the policy of the DOH.
19. Take a leading role in the teaching of all junior medical staff and will contribute to the teaching of nurses, other personnel, patients, and their careers and the public as needed.
20. Attempt to improve their service to the patients through audit, research, attendance at educational events, and the use of the library and other educational facilities.
21. Has the sole responsibility for issuing the DOH Sick Leave from the DOH website.

Desired Candidate Profile:

1. Graduation from an approved medical school plus internship.
2. Three years residency in Dermatology culminating in procuring a Post Graduate Master’s degree and/or equivalent Fellowships approved by HAAD.
3. Additional certification and hands-on expertise in Cosmetic Dermatology.
4. Must have HAAD License as a Specialist/Consultant to practice.
5. Three or more years of exclusive practice of Cosmetic Dermatology since certification.
6. English is required to prepare documentation independently and it is used as the common language to communicate with different nationalities. Fluency in Arabic is desirable.
7. Must have a thorough knowledge of medical ethics.

Employment Type: Full Time

Company Industry:

• Medical
• Medical Devices

Department / Functional Area:

• Doctor
• Nurse
• Paramedics
• Medical Research

Keywords:

• Dermatological Assessments
• Cosmetic Procedures
• Dermatology Consultant
• Cosmetic Dermatology Specialist