Senior Registrar Orthopedic Surgeon

About the Role

The National Medical Care Company (Care) is seeking a Senior Registrar Orthopedic Surgeon for a full-time position in Riyadh. This role involves providing comprehensive care to inpatient orthopedic patients, ensuring high professional standards, and adhering to medical ethics, JCIA standards, hospital by-laws, and Ministry of Health regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality medical treatment, compassion, and understanding for all patients at NMC Hospitals and Clinics.
• Perform history taking, physical examinations, and interpret diagnostic tests, documenting patient conditions upon admission as per JCIA standards or as advised by the Head of Department (HOD).
• Admit emergency and elective cases within determined privileges, in consultation with a consultant.
• Evaluate new admissions and coordinate investigation plans to establish diagnoses and management courses, with or without consultant assistance as determined by HOD.
• Conduct daily ward rounds for all inpatients, independently or as part of a team.
• Document patient management plans and maintain accurate, timely, and legible medical records, including updated follow-up notes.
• Seek consultant advice for complex patient conditions, working under the supervision of the assigned consultant.
• Prepare discharge summaries, death reports, and special patient reports, especially when a registrar is unavailable.
• Assess and refer appropriate patients to other medical facilities and accept referrals within the specialty.
• Present new admissions during daily morning reports when on duty and a registrar is unavailable.
• Uphold patients’ rights to security, confidentiality, and privacy.
• Participate actively in the department's on-call rota for patient care and admissions.
• Respond to emergencies to provide medical care and advice related to the specialty.
• Participate in outpatient department (OPD) medical care, independently or as determined by HOD.
• Assist senior staff (Consultants) in performing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures independently within operative privileges.
• Supervise junior staff in their duties as designated by the department.
• Actively participate in departmental educational and training activities.
• Adhere to department policies and procedures, hospital by-laws, rules, and regulations.
• Perform other assigned tasks within the scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Educate patients and families according to their needs, involving them in the plan of care and respecting their goals and choices, with appropriate documentation.

Reporting Structure and Supervision

The Senior Registrar Orthopedic Surgeon reports directly to the Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon and the Head of the Department of Surgery. This role involves supervising Registrars, Residents, Nurses, and other assigned paramedical staff.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of patient and family education processes and the ability to provide health promotion and teaching appropriate to patient needs and preferences.