Dermatologist

Job Description

• Provides consultations, examinations, and treatments, including procedures with a full range of agents, methods, and techniques, observing quality and safety standards.
• Provides technical advice and guidance to colleagues and nursing staff as part of orientation or training in new techniques and procedures.
• Conducts rounds of inpatient care to assess the patient’s condition and treatment progress; develops treatment care plans; order treatment regimens; establishes rapport with the patient and relatives; and answers the patient’s queries.
• Sees patients preoperatively to evaluate the patient’s condition and suitability prior to any procedures. May consult the Chief of the Dermatology/Venerology Department for any new modality to be applied to patients.
• Examine the patient post-operatively to assess complications and order further treatment or referral to another specialty as indicated.
• Participates in the TQM programs in collaboration with the TQM Department. Must be an active member of any of the hospital-wide committees in a position designated or elected by committee members.
• Provides continuing education, training, and demonstration by sharing new procedures and techniques with colleagues, nurses, and technicians assigned within the department in collaboration with the Academic Affairs and Research Center.
• Attends work and on-call schedules on time and performs duties completely before ending the shift.
• Endorses for the next shift any uncompleted task to be continued and/or completed.
• Responses to emergencies in the hospital without delay during on-call duty
• Attends scheduled or unscheduled meetings to discuss and resolve problems.
• As the second man of authority in the department, he shall automatically assume the responsibility of the Chief of the Dermatology/Venerology Department in case of incapacitation by any form or means.
• Performs other duties necessary to effect efficient services in the department without hesitation.