Family Medicine Doctor
REF 1664933
08.11.2024 | Dubai | full time
- General
- Location: Dubai
- Occupancy: full time
- Description
- Examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments
to a specialist or appropriate facility. Typical job duties include taking patient histories, performing
or requesting diagnostic tests, making diagnoses, prescribing treatment, administering
vaccinations and performing follow-up examinations, as well as educating patients in disease
prevention and health maintenance. Additional duties include preparing medical records, clinical
reports and correspondences. Commit to train future family physicians to deliver quality health
services to patients of diverse cultural, ethnic and economic backgrounds. You will teach the
residents to treat all patients with dignity regardless of the patient’s background.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Family Physician
• Provide quality care to patients according to clinical medical protocols and funding source
guidelines;
• Initiate an appropriate assessment of patients health status, ranging from focused to
comprehensive, depending upon the setting;
• Provide and manage comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical
treatment of diseases, common health problems, such as infections, influenza and
pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses for patients of all ages;
• Provide prenatal care for uncomplicated OB patient;
• Monitor patients conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary;
• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients;
• Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease
prevention and educate patients about preventative measures to avoid illness;
• Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and
examination results and prepares reports and correspondence related to the work;
• Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary;
• Prescribe medication in accordance with Texas statue and professional practice guidelines;
• Immunize patients to protect them from preventable diseases;
• Participate in formulating, interpreting, implementing, and evaluating objectives, policies,
and procedures;
• Assist with quality improvement activities as required and participates in Quality
Assurance and Utilization Reviews;
• Perform diagnostic tests and procedures and therapeutic procedures, within the scope of
practice, including but not limited to venipuncture; intradermal tests; intramuscular and
subcutaneous injections; electro-cardiogram; application of dressings and bandages;
administration of medications; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; auditory screening; visual
screening; and aseptic techniques;
- Requirements
- Medical degree.
Completion of a 3-year family practice residency.
Training in medical areas such as pediatrics, surgery, neurology, psychiatry, internal medicine, gynecology, and community medicine.
Pass an American Board of Specialties examination to acquire board certification in family medicine.
- Provisions
- Salary: to be discussed
- Residence visa provided
- Publisher
- direct employer
- 50 - 200 employees