Consultant Orthopedic Surgery (Pediatric Orthopedic)📣 Job Ad

About the Role

National Medical Care is seeking a Consultant Orthopedic Surgery with a specialization in Pediatric Orthopedics to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position involves providing comprehensive patient care within a leading healthcare institution, adhering to high professional and ethical standards. The role focuses on delivering exceptional medical treatment and compassionate care to pediatric orthopedic patients, both inpatient and outpatient, in alignment with international accreditation standards (CBAHI/JCIA), hospital medical by-laws, and Ministry of Health regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the delivery of superior quality medical treatment, compassion, and understanding to all patients.
• Provide patient care within the scope of professional competence and clinical privileges for both inpatients and outpatients.
• Practice medicine within the framework of clinically relevant and scientifically valid standards, guidelines, and criteria.
• Conduct regular ward rounds, individually or as part of a multidisciplinary team, to formulate comprehensive treatment plans, including pre-operative and post-operative care.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within the specialty of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery.
• Assess and refer appropriate patients to other medical facilities and accept referrals of patients with medical problems within the specialty.
• Participate actively in the department's on-call rota for patient care and admissions.
• Respond to emergencies, providing expert advice and active participation when required within the specialty.
• Uphold and observe patients' rights regarding security, confidentiality, and privacy.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and timely patient records.
• Assume a leadership role in the organization's performance improvement initiatives.
• Supervise the duties and performance of assigned junior medical staff.
• Provide leadership for performance improvement functions, including measurement, assessment, and improvement of clinical and non-clinical processes as part of the Departmental Quality Plan.
• Actively participate in Continuing Medical Education (CME) through hospital educational activities and national/international meetings.
• Actively participate in training programs related to the specialty within the hospital for junior medical staff, nurses, and technicians.
• Continuously update medical knowledge and upgrade professional skills.
• Participate in assigned committee meetings, such as Quality Improvement and Infection Control.
• Abide by all Department Policies and Procedures, as well as hospital by-laws, rules, and regulations.
• Perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Educate patients and their families according to their needs and in line with the patient and family education policy and procedure, ensuring appropriate documentation.
• Involve patients and families in the plan of care, respecting their goals and choices.
• Provide health promotion and health teaching using methods appropriate to the patient's developmental level, learning needs, readiness, language preference, culture, and situation.
• Allocate necessary time to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient education provided to patients and families, with appropriate documentation.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Saudi Board, American Board, Canadian Fellowship, FRCS, or equivalent qualification.
• A minimum of up to five (5) years of experience post-qualification.
• Current valid license to practice medicine in the area of specialty.
• Registration with the Saudi Medical Council and/or a current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated leadership and administrative skills.
• Fluency in verbal and written English.
• Excellent professionalism and interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of medical by-laws.
• Proficiency in computer applications.

Additional Information

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role reports to the Head of the Department of Orthopedic and supervises Senior Registrars, Registrars, Residents, Nurses, and other paramedical staff assigned to the Consultant. Desirable qualifications include higher qualifications in the specialty and academic affiliation, along with additional experience in a sub-specialty.