Physician - Occupational Medicine

JOB SUMMARY:

This is a physician position and is responsible for applying medical knowledge and skills to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of illnesses
for patients within the Caregiver Wellbeing – Occupational Health specialty at CCAD. This position treats patients directly and/or may make
referrals to different members of the health care professional team at CCAD.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

UNDER THE SUPERVISION, GUIDANCE AND APPROVAL OF A CONSULTANT STAFF:

• Monitors and provides care to patients at CCAD within the Occupational Health specialty
• Prescribes or administers medication, therapy and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease or injury
• Analyzes records, reports and test results to diagnose patient’s medical condition
• Interacts with patient to gather additional history and information about medical condition
• Explains procedures and discusses test results or prescribed treatments with patient
•  Provides specific treatments and/or performs operations to treat patient medical conditions
• Evaluates patient and records applicable notes about patient’s condition for purposes of serving as a record of treatment and / or a possible referral to another member of the health care professional team
• Liaisons with other medical and non-medical staff at CCAD to ensure quality patient treatment
• Performs surgical procedures and operations as appropriate
• Supplies and provides care in a culturally appropriate and sensitive manner
• Takes part in administrative functions that ensure the continued operations of the clinical environment, such as committees, task forces and performance improvement measures
• Provide hospital on-call in patient coverage as deemed necessary
• Follows ethical and regulatory guidelines
• Adheres to individual approved clinical privileges, as well as to all policies and procedures of the Physician Staff

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• For Associate Staff (Specialist) from Tier 1 and Tier 2 countries, no additional experience required post board certification.
• For Associate Staff (Specialist) from Tier 3, not less than 3 years clinical experience as Specialist post qualification

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

•  MD, MBBS, MBChB or equivalent basic medical degree
•  Completion of a recognized specialization from countries are listed in the DOH PQR  https://www.doh.gov.ae/en/pqr