Dermatology Consultant (207730)

Role Overview

Dermatology Consultant at Nahdi Care Clinics. The role is based on-site and serves the Dermatology department.

Role Purpose

Serve as a clinical consultant in Dermatology, diagnosing and treating skin injuries and illnesses while providing expert guidance to junior physicians and supporting continuous improvement of clinic services and standards.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Assessment & Treatment

• Assess patients and document findings.
• Examine patients and take medical histories.
• Design and execute the patient's plan of care.
• Prescribe medications for patients.
• Order and review results of patients' investigations.
• Perform and interpret diagnostic tests.

Patient Education & Counseling

• Educate patients on their health condition, investigations required, treatment options, and medication use.
• Educate patients on health promotion and disease prevention.
• Counsel patients on diet, hygiene, and preventive healthcare as related to their individual cases.
• Integrate the population factors of heritage, environment, and disease prevalence into a patient's care.

Patient Records & Documentation

• Fulfill obligations related to patient records.

Coaching & Knowledge Sharing

• Provide second opinion and coaching for specialist and senior specialist physicians.
• Provide second opinion for specialists and senior specialists to ensure knowledge sharing across the team and adherence to guidelines and best practices.
• Support the Medical Director in performance management by providing objective evaluation of specialist and senior specialist performance and potential.
• Participate in continuous professional development of all junior staff.

Quality, Compliance & Governance

• Adhere to all Nahdi Care Clinics Policies and Procedures, Bylaws, Strategic Plan, Rules & Regulations.
• Adhere to the mission, vision, goals, and practice guidelines in Nahdi Care Clinics.
• Adhere to CBAHI standards of care.
• Comply with clinical and departmental structure standards, including attendance.
• Observe measures to ensure Clinical, MOH, and CBAHI quality Standards and Regulations are met.
• Complete fire safety requirements.

Committees & Quality Improvement

• Actively participate in all Nahdi Care Clinics Committees and Task Forces assigned.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement and program evaluation activities.

Continuing Medical Education

• Develop, participate in, and support an active Continuing Medical Education program for the Section, Department, or Clinical unit assigned by the chairman, which may include rounds, conferences, lectures, journal clubs, and other educational activities.
• Maintain evidence-based practice orientation.

Stakeholder Relations

• Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with other departments of Nahdi Care Clinics, other local agencies, vendors, patients, their families, and other interested parties.

Specialty Tasks

• Perform clinical tasks based on individual training, experience, skills, and guidelines of the Saudi health council.
• Perform additional tasks based on specialty and clinical privileges.

Additional Duties

• Perform other job-related duties and responsibilities as assigned by management based on business need.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery from a recognized university.
• Master's degree in related specialty from a recognized university.
• Fellowship or Board certification or Medical Doctor (MD) qualification.
• 5 years of clinical experience following Medical Doctor (MD) in the specialty, OR 3 years of clinical experience following Fellowship in the specialty.
• Licensed as Consultant in related specialty from Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS).

Skills & Competencies

• Office and Health Information Systems.
• English fluent (speaking and writing).
• Arabic fluent (speaking and writing).

Additional Information

• Indoor work: 100%.
• Outdoor work: 0%.
• Working days: 6 days per week.
• Days off: 1 day per week.
• Working hours: 8 net working hours according to shift schedule approved by head of department.