Consultant Cardiac Critical Care
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Job Description:
Responsible for management of any patient experiencing an emergency situation in the Cardiac Critical Care Unit. Responsible for management of all CCC patients
Careful application of the admission and discharge criteria.
Evaluation of patients to be transferred to the CCC unit or actually admitted to the CCC unit without prior consultation on emergency basis. This evaluation includes: medical history, physical examination, revision of laboratory work and imaging results or ordering new investigation as well as performing appropriate procedures.
Daily progressive notes (not including data recorded on the flow sheet), reflecting physical, laboratory, imaging findings as well as documenting a problem list and the proposed plan for its management.
Regular rounds every 1-2 hours paying attention to vital sign, laboratory results, medications, etc.
Care of mechanical ventilation and invasive catheter insertion.
Consulting any physician from different specialties as needed depending upon the clinical condition of the patient.
Combined rounds with the referring physician if needed.
Teaching and training program for the CCC nursing staff in cooperation with the unit head nurse.
Monthly meeting with the nursing staff to discuss problems and suggestions.
Monthly meeting with other intensivist to discuss problems and suggestions.
To be notified in case of unexpected deterioration or cardiac arrest as well as in case of admission of critically ill patients or whenever other intensivists need his consultation.
Revision of medical reports written by other intensivists.
Attends continuing education, safety, infection control and performance improvement programs to keep update, with the current practices.
Job Requirements:
- Must have MBBCh Degree or q\equivalent plus additional training as an Intensivist.
- Must hold a valid license to practice medicine
- Minimum five (5) years experience as an Intensivist.
- Excellent command of verbal and written English.
Job Benefits:
- Salary Paid tax free
- Incentives
- End of contract bonus
- Severance Pay
- Free furnished accommodation with free recreation, sports and cultural facilities
- Free transportation service
- Up to 7.5 weeks paid annual leave per contract year
- Up to 2 return airline tickets per contract year (including agreed dependents)
- Free medical care & emergency dental care (including agreed dependents)
- Educational Allowance per child (Maximum of 3 children, 4-18 years)
- Study Leave of 10 working days per contract year and CPD courses