Clinical activities:

 

Performs professional duties of an Internal Medicine doctor.

 

Responsible for assessment and reassessment of patients.

 

Evaluates and treats all common conditions during pregnancy: Hypertension (high blood pressure), Diabetes, Blood Clots, Kidney Disease, Thyroid Problems, Pulmonary Disease, Lupus, Heart Disease, Seizures, Bleeding Disorders, Asthma and Obesity in Pregnancy.

 

Evaluates and treats acute symptoms in pregnancy such as palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, headaches and lower back pain.

 

Combines the expertise from obstetric medicine physicians with that of a number of other specialists including maternal-fetal medicine specialists, obstetricians, nurses with critical care expertise and pharmacists.

 

Maintains contact with the patient's obstetrician and other health care providers throughout care.

 

Responsible for hospitalized cases and certain out-patients whose disease requires medical care at the specialist level. 

 

Responsible for the admission and work-up of all medical patients to medical wards, and HDU as required.  These patients remain the responsibility of the admitting internist from the time of admission to the date of discharge. 

 

Responsible for the day-to-day care of patients who are assigned to the ward physicians; however, the ultimate responsibility remains with the admitting Internist. 

 

Conducts out-patient medical consultations in the clinics by appointment and follows-up on medical problems as needed. 

 

Demonstrates dependability by answering to medical consultations by physicians in other departments after working hours and when on call. 

 

Performs the professional duties of an internist in adherence to the Delineation of Privileges maintained by the Internal Medicine department for individual internists.  Privileges may differ between individual internists, depending on the efficiency and skills of the particular individual.

 

Answers in-patient consultations from medical or other in-patient services.

 

Participates in the reading of EKG’s.  Performs lung function studies and makes interpretations when needed.

 

Administers Executive Health Program examinations on a regular basis.

 

 

 

Administrative activities:

 

Maintains complete and accurate records of all cases.

 

Attends committee meetings when so assigned by the Head of department.

 

Involved in development of International level guidelines protocols along with senior staff to standardize and improve quality of service provided.

 

Follows standard policies and procedures as required by HAAD, JCI, ISO, OSHMS and other regulatory bodies.

 

Participates in and contributes to in-service activities such as training programs, CMEs, lectures, conferences or other committees as requested and rounds and participates and contributes to all the quality assurance activities of the service (e.g. monthly mortality and morbidity conference, peer review, audit and chart review).

 

Participates in the monthly activities related to Internal Medicine and as assigned other committee functions such as the ER, Infection Review, Standardization, ICU, CCU and CPR.

 

Participates in in-service death review; chart, Quality Assurance and peer reviews.

 

To work with the patients throughout the entire process starting from consultation to treatment plan.

 

Participate in improvement initiates within the department

 

Handle complaints in an amicable manner when necessary

 

Foster interdepartmental liaison in order to ensure maintenance of established level of Service Agreements.

 

Aware of hospital fire policy and emergency procedures.

 

Participate in a quality assurance program for the endocrinology services and help develop and monitor clinical and other established indicators

 

Documents of care provided and education/information given to patients within their medical health record, as per professional and practice standards / protocols.

 

Reviews journals, texts or periodicals in order to keep current on latest techniques, procedures, drugs and therapy.

 

Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with co-workers, superiors, patients & families.

 

Ability to work long hours and work effectively under stress and pressure.

 

Ability to demonstrate patience, compassion, sensitivity and self-motivation. 

 

Must have good decision making skills and emotional stability in dealing with sensitive and life threatening situations. 

 

Must have good communication skills to be able to interact with many parents and caregivers of newborns. 

 

Must have excellent medical skills such as manual dexterity to perform surgery on very small newborns and the ability to diagnose a variety of medical conditions.

 

Must possess thorough knowledge of Medical Department policies and procedures with particular reference to the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of work.

 

Ability to review procedures and implement new models of service delivery to satisfy client and organizational requirements.

 

Demonstrated commitment to quality outcomes and ability to consult with staff regarding continuous improvement.

 

Adheres to the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Medical Department and assures that work performed is in keeping with the established standards of the Regulatory authorities.