Senior Staff Physician Family practice

About the Role

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) is seeking a Senior Staff Physician - Family Practice to join their team in Al-Ahsa. This full-time role involves providing high-standard, cost-effective care within the family practice specialty to eligible medical recipients, under the supervision of an Attending Physician. The successful candidate will operate within approved credentials and privileges established by the Hospital Credentials & Privileging Committee, bringing 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

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

Operational and Quality Contributions

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

Interactions and Contacts

This role involves 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 services requesting care.

Qualifications and Professional Development

• 2-5 years of experience in a relevant medical field.
• Participation in teaching and educational activities for junior staff, medical students, and interns.
• Commitment to continuous professional development, maintaining up-to-date knowledge and skills.
• Accumulation of adequate continuous medical education credits as required by hospital and licensing authorities.