Adult Psychiatrist📣 إعلان

About the Role

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) is seeking a Full-time Adult Psychiatrist to deliver comprehensive psychiatric care to inpatients and outpatients across its facilities in Al-Ahsa and Dhahran. This role involves performing psychiatric consultations, managing referrals, and actively participating in an integrated mental health program that emphasizes both therapeutic and preventive medicine.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide the full spectrum of psychiatric diagnostic and treatment modalities to patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings, sharing the workload with other Psychiatrists within the Service.
• Take after-hours and weekend calls on a rotational basis with other staff Psychiatrists.
• Respond to consultation requests from other services, offering clinical advice or assuming full responsibility for the mental health care of the patient.
• Administer Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) under general anesthesia in the recovery room.
• Contribute to the orientation and continuing medical education of JHAH physicians, mental health personnel, social workers, and nurses regarding the early detection, recognition, management, or referral of psychiatric cases.
• Participate in continuing education, teaching, research, and quality assurance programs.
• Provide outpatient and inpatient treatment to children and adolescents if sub-specialty residency training in child psychiatry has been completed.

Work Environment and Collaboration

The Adult Psychiatrist will primarily be based at the Dhahran Health Center, with requirements to visit other JHAH facilities for consultation and treatment of psychiatric patients. The role involves internal collaboration with nurses, ancillary personnel, and other physicians for referrals and consultations, as well as with patient relatives and non-physician clinicians. Occasional external contacts may include GAO personnel, Saudi Arabian Government authorities, and supervisors or teachers of patients, with unusual contacts coordinated through the supervisor. The position operates with general supervision from the Chief Psychiatrist, allowing for independent professional decision-making while seeking administrative approval when necessary.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of two (2) years of full-time experience as a Psychiatrist, following the completion of training and Board Certification.
• Thorough knowledge of medical ethics, with particular reference to the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of professional work.

Required Attributes

• Possess a personality that inspires confidence and trust in patients.
• Adherence to the By-laws, Rules, and Regulations of JHAH.
• Commitment to remaining current with professional literature and Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements for licensure.

Application Information

This full-time Adult Psychiatrist position offers an opportunity to contribute to comprehensive mental healthcare services within Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare. Salary details for this role are not disclosed.