طبيب جهاز الهضمي – Gastroenterologist (Saudi German Hospitals Group UAE)

الوصف

1. BASIC FUNCTION:

2. SCOPE:

The gastroenterologist is a staff member of the Internal Medicine Service Division of the Specialty Medical Services Department.

His responsibilities are divided between the outpatient G.I. Clinic and Endoscopy Unit (40% of his time), and the in-patient services: Consultations and admissions 25% of his time, and G.I. procedures (upper G.I. and lower G.I. endoscopies, E.R.C.P., etc) 20%, and general internal medicine duties 15% of his time. He works under the professional supervision of the Chief of Internal Medicine service.

3. PRINCIPAL CONTACTS:

He is in daily contact with patients, their families, nurses, endoscopy staff (nurses and technicians), other gastroenterologists, internists, ward physicians, and physicians of the Specialty Services and Ambulatory Services Departments.

4. PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

To perform the professional duties of a gastroenterologist in accordance with the delineation of privileges as recommended by the Chief of Internal Medicine Service and approved by the Credentials Committee.

A. To perform his duties in the G.I: Clinic, evaluating patients with G.I. diseases which accounts for 25% of his time.

B. To provide care to his patients in the intensive care units and medical wards, which accounts for 25% of his time.

C. To perform G.I. procedures - upper and lower G.I. endoscopies, liver biopsies, E.R.C.P., and oesophageal motility studies - 20% of his time.

D. To provide consultation services to the in-patient services in his area of expertise which accounts for 15% of his time.

E. To share in the on-call duties of the Internal Medicine Service, which accounts for 15% of his time. The gastroenterologist is an internist as well as a gastroenterologist and is expected to perform

all the duties performed by an internist (refer to duties of internist).

JOB TITLE

(GASTROENTEROLOGIST)

F. Provides after-working-hours on-call emergency coverage for G.I. emergencies.

G. Provides supervision and education to the endoscopy staff, nurses, and technicians.

H. Participates in the monthly staff meeting of the Internal Medicine Service.

I. Attends and contributes to the daily morning Chief's conference to review admissions and management problems.

J. Participates and contributes to the educational activities in the service: daily noon conferences, weekly grand rounds, monthly journal club, and the general physicians' twice monthly conferences.

K. Performs additional duties as assigned by the Chief of service (e.g. Committee membership).

L. 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).

M. Supervises the work of ward physicians, professional development physicians, and interns, and provides his evaluation of their work at the request of the Chief of Service.

N. Performs duties in general internal medicine clinics/wards as assigned by the Chief of Service and as workload dictates.

5. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

A. 1. Graduation from an approved medical school MD.

2. One year of internship.

3. Two years of residency training in internal medicine in a recognized residency training program.

4. American Board of Internal Medicine certification or equivalent (eg.. MRCP).

5. Two years of fellowship training in G.I. in a recognized training program.

6. American Board of Medicine - sub-specialty of G.I. certificate or eligible.

7. In the UK system at least two years of registrar jobs in gastroenterology following his qualification in internal medicine.

8. Must hold a valid license to practice medicine.

B. Two years of practice in the field of G.I. and proof of expertise in the discipline of G.I.

C. Excellent command of verbal and written English. Ability to adjust to group practice in an industrial environment.