Pediatric Emergency Consultant

About the Role

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital in Riyadh is seeking a Pediatric Emergency Consultant for a full-time position. This role involves providing specialized medical services within the scope of pediatric emergency care and contributing to administrative, educational, and research initiatives at the hospital.

Key Responsibilities

The Pediatric Emergency Consultant will contribute across three primary performance areas: Clinical, Administrative, and Education & Research.

• Provide patient care at a subspecialist level, adhering to delineated services and granted privileges. This includes consultations, follow-up care, procedures, and on-call duties in various settings such as outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, emergency rooms, and intensive care units.
• Practice patient care based on current best practices and scientific evidence.
• Comply with KAAUH quality improvement initiatives, ensuring a safe healing environment and meeting hospital accreditation requirements.
• Empower patients and families to engage actively in their health and contribute to a positive patient experience.
• Demonstrate accountability, appropriate resource utilization, and focus on efficient patient care processes.
• Supervise and contribute to the professional development of team members (residents, assistant consultants, associate consultants), including performance evaluations.
• Provide clear and understandable health information to patients regarding their cases.

Administrative Contributions

• Undertake administrative duties related to patient care, such as developing Clinical Management Guidelines, Clinical Pathways, and Evidence-Based Best Practices.
• Participate in Quality Assurance and Improvement activities, including audits, peer reviews, and Morbidity & Mortality rounds.
• Actively contribute to KAAUH partnership opportunities and collaborations.
• Fulfill administrative requirements for the development of their division, department, executive department, or hospital during commissioning or operation, as deemed necessary by leadership. This includes procurement, medical staff recruitment, manpower planning, policy and procedure development, process improvement, department manual development, committee membership, and inter-departmental collaboration.

Education and Research Engagement

• Participate in general undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities and planning.
• Provide regular teaching to all team members, appropriate to their level.
• Engage in departmental educational activities such as Grand Rounds, Journal Clubs, and daily morning meetings.
• Utilize continuing professional development opportunities at KAAUH and maintain CME recertification requirements.
• Ensure foundational knowledge and requirements for conducting scientific research are met.
• Participate in departmental and hospital research activities, working towards scientific publications.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates should possess a practical understanding of KAAUH's Mission, Vision, Values, Bylaws, Code of Ethics, Code of Professional Conduct, and all job-related Policies and Procedures.
• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in a relevant field is required.
• Adherence to KAAUH values: Patient-Driven, High Reliability, Teamwork, Professional Ethics, Learning and Sharing, and Performance-Driven.

Application Information

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh. Salary details will be disclosed during the recruitment process.