Associate Consultant - EMS

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Provide high standard, cost effective, attending and consulting care in the respective specialty to JHAH eligible recipients. Carry out duties within the area of expertise and competence approved by the hospital Credential & Privileging Authority.

Participate in and attends service clinical, multi-disciplinary and educational rounds including morning reports and sign out rounds when appropriate. Attend and participates in service/department Quality and Safety activities including reviews, audit and presentations. Report patients' adverse events to the appropriate department/service office. Attend and contribute to service and department business meetings. Prepare and provide patient reports as required within the hospital policy. Participate actively when assigned to a given committee. Keep apprised with, and adhere to, hospital and departmental policies and bylaws. Delegate and supervise house staff and nursing staff as appropriate. Participate in teaching and educational activities of junior staff, medical students and interns. Delegate and supervise operative procedures appropriately. Ensure legible and timely entries into patients' records. Maintain complete patient case records. Adhere to hospital policy regarding patient record confidentiality. Participate in medical records audits when required to do so.

Principal Duties

• Perform the duties as per the Privileges recommended by the Chief of Specialty Services and approved by the Credentials & Privileges Committee.

In patient Duties:

• Admit patients through the Emergency room, out-patient clinics and accept patients from other hospitals.
• Conduct daily rounds on assigned patients during work days.
• Foster teamwork in collaborating with all involved healthcare professionals.
• Ensure assigned in-patients are attended to during weekends and holidays as per specific service on-call arrangement.
• Respond to emergency calls in a timely manner and attend to patients when required to do so.
• Participate in trauma care, Code blue care, or rapid response care according to the established role by credential and privilege given.
• Answer in-patient consultations within the required timeframe in conjunction with consulting services.
• Carry out appropriate discharge procedures as per existing hospital policy.
• Consult with colleagues from same specialty and other specialties when required.
• Participate in the rotational 24 hour on-call coverage

Out Patient Duties:

• Attend to assigned out-patient surgical/ Medical and procedural clinics in a timely manner.
• Work closely with out-patient care nursing team and other professionals to maximize patient benefit from out-patient clinic visit.
• Refer patients to other services as appropriate.

Works closely with other consultants and hospital staff in a manner that reflects hospital's mission and core values.

• Maintains lines of communication open with patients and families
• Works in a cooperative manner with chain of command to resolve concerns and complaints
• Promptly complete all medical records as directed by hospital policies and procedures