Cardiac Surgeon (LOCUM)

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

Performs professional duties of a Cardiac Surgeon at the attending and consultant level.

Provides consultancy services to other medical specialties and Intensive Care unit.

Assumes after-hours responsibilities of managing hospitalized patients, and also provides consultant cover of cardiac surgical patients reporting to the Emergency Room.

Adheres to the JHAH rules and regulations and performs work within the established standards of the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospital standards.

Participates in all in-service activities, i.e. lectures and conferences, and keeps current on latest techniques and procedures being developed in Cardiac Surgery.

Participates in Quality Improvement activities.

Supervises the work of junior medical staff in Cardiac Surgery and passes the evaluation to the Chief of the Division of Cardiology.

Participates in hospital committee meetings as determined by his Supervisor.

Shall take active part in the teaching activities of the junior medical and nursing staff.

Shall complete yearly CME hours as per requirement of the Saudi National Health Council.

Shall strive to carry out relevant research projects in his specialty and try to publish research papers and interesting case reports in recognized medical journals.

Cardiac Surgeon will work at Dhahran Health Center and shall provide 1:2 or 1:3 on-call cover for emergency care of his patients. In exceptional circumstances, as determined by the organizational needs of these on-call commitments may vary from the stated over short periods of time.

Shall provide full-time surgical cover to the invasive cardiological procedures at Dhahran Health Center.