Staff Surgeon Orthopedics

About the Role

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) is seeking a Staff Surgeon, Orthopedics, to provide high-standard, cost-effective orthopedic care to eligible medical recipients. This full-time position is based in Dhahran and requires 2-5 years of relevant experience. The Staff Surgeon will operate under the supervision of an Attending Physician and within approved credentials and privileges.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and admit patients from the Emergency Room, outpatient clinics, and transfers, as directed by the Attending Physician.
• Conduct necessary investigations and admission work-ups.
• Perform day-to-day patient assessment, planning, and management under supervision.
• Conduct daily rounds for admitted patients and assigned consults.
• Respond to emergency calls and attend to patients requiring re-evaluation.
• Participate in trauma care, Code Blue, or rapid response care as per established roles.
• Answer inpatient consultations within required timeframes.
• Plan and prepare patients for discharge and dictate discharge summaries.
• Provide in-house 24-hour call as per the monthly schedule.
• Attend assigned outpatient medical/surgical and procedural clinics.
• Refer patients to other services when appropriate.
• Evaluate patients in the emergency room and perform minor emergency surgical procedures.

Operating Room Duties (Applicable to Specialty)

• Assist in the operating room when assigned to a specific service/attending surgeon.
• Perform operative procedures and perioperative anesthetic management within approved privileges.
• Maintain punctuality and professionalism in the operating room.
• Inform patients' caregivers/guardians of procedure outcomes when required.
• Dictate timely and appropriate operative reports.
• Ensure safe patient transfer out of the operating room by completing required documentation.

Clinical and Administrative Engagement

• Attend service clinical and educational rounds, including morning reports and sign-out rounds.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary team rounds and service/department Quality and Safety activities.
• Report patients' adverse events to the appropriate department/service office.
• Attend and contribute to service and department business meetings.
• Prepare and provide patient reports as required by hospital policy.
• Participate actively when assigned to a committee.
• Adhere to hospital and departmental policies and bylaws.
• Ensure legible and timely entries into patients' records and maintain complete patient case records.
• Adhere to hospital policy regarding patient record confidentiality.
• Participate in medical records audits when required.

Principal Contacts

The Staff Surgeon will have daily contact with hospitalized patients and their families, nurses, other physicians, and medical staff. Close collaboration is required with physicians from Emergency Medical Service, Clinical Medicine Services, Surgical & Diagnostic Services, Radiology Services, and other requesting services.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess 2-5 years of experience in orthopedics. The role requires adherence to approved Credentials & Privileges provided by the Hospital Credentials & Privileging Committee.