Pediatric Emergency Consultant

About the Role

King Abdullah bin Abdelaziz University is seeking a Pediatric Emergency Consultant to join their team. This full-time role involves providing comprehensive medical services within the scope of pediatric emergency medicine, contributing to patient management, and supporting the university's mission in administration, education, and research.

Role Purpose and Contribution

The primary purpose of this position is to deliver high-quality medical services for the overall management of patients within the consultant's specialty and granted privileges. Consultants are expected to actively contribute across three key performance areas: clinical practice, administration, education, and research at King Abdullah bin Abdelaziz University Hospital (KAAUH).

Key Responsibilities

• Provide patient care at a subspecialist level, adhering to the delineated scope of services and granted privileges.
• Engage in various patient care encounters, including consultation services, follow-up care, performing procedures, and participating in on-call duties.
• Deliver patient care across multiple settings such as outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, the emergency room, operation room, day unit, and intensive care units.
• Practice patient care in accordance with current best practices and scientific evidence.
• Adhere to KAAUH's quality improvement initiatives and practices, ensuring a safe healing environment for patients and complying with hospital accreditation requirements.
• Empower patients and their families to actively participate in their health and wellness, contributing to an excellent patient experience.
• Demonstrate stewardship through a high sense of accountability, appropriate resource utilization, and a focus on efficient patient care processes.
• Supervise and contribute to the professional development of all team members under their responsibility (residents, assistant consultants, associate consultants), including performance evaluation.
• Provide clear and understandable health and case-related information to patients.

Organizational Alignment and Values

• 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.
• Actively practice KAAUH values: Patient-Driven, High Reliability, Teamwork, Professional Ethics, Learning and Sharing, and Performance-Driven.

Required Experience

Candidates should have 3+ years of relevant experience in pediatric emergency medicine.

Application Process

Further details regarding the application process for this full-time position are available upon inquiry.