General Practitioner (Home care)

About the Role

National Medical Care is seeking a General Practitioner to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves providing comprehensive patient care and maintaining high professional standards in accordance with established medical guidelines and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure superior quality medical treatment, compassion, and understanding for all patients at NMC Hospitals and Clinics.
• Provide patient care within the scope of professional competence and clinical privileges.
• Perform history taking, physical examinations, interpret common diagnostic tests, and formulate management plans upon admission.
• Conduct daily ward rounds for inpatients and liaise with consultants regarding patient care.
• Participate actively in on-call rotations and morning reports with the consultant on-call and moderator.
• Admit patients from referral facilities (ER, OPD) following discussion with the supervising consultant.
• Evaluate new admissions, coordinate investigation plans with consultants/senior registrars, and execute approved plans.
• Seek advice from senior staff when a patient's condition requires further expertise.
• Document all plans in patient charts and maintain updated progress notes.
• Present previous day's admissions during morning reports when on duty.
• Execute diagnostic procedures (*, bone marrow aspirations, lumbar puncture) after consultation with senior staff.
• Participate in outpatient services (OPD, ER) under senior staff supervision.
• Rotate through specialized inpatient units (ICU, CCU, Hemodialysis) if needed, under the supervision of the in-charge senior staff member.
• Prepare problem lists, discharge summaries, death reports, and special patient reports as required.
• Participate in CME through medical meetings and departmental educational activities (Grand Rounds, Journal Clubs, Morbidity and Mortality meetings).
• Carry out administrative, organizational, and other duties assigned by the Head of Department.
• Educate patients and families according to their needs, involving them in the plan of care and respecting their goals and choices.
• Provide health promotion and teaching appropriate to the patient's developmental level, learning needs, readiness, language preference, culture, and situation.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient education, ensuring appropriate documentation in medical records.
• Adhere to the policies and procedures of the Department of Internal Medicine and the By-Laws and Rules and Regulations of Riyadh Care Hospital.

Reporting Structure

The General Practitioner reports to the Senior Registrar, Consultant Internist or Consultant of the Subspecialty (Division), and the Head of Department. This role involves liaison with all physicians, supporting professional services staff, patients, and their families.

Qualifications and Experience

• 2-5 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to provide care in accordance with evidence-based medicine, professional medical ethics, CBAHI/JCIA standards, hospital medical by-laws, and Ministry of Health laws in Saudi Arabia.
• Knowledge of essential roles in patient and family education.