Consultant Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Job Description

Job Description

Carries out obstetrician and gynecologic health care, both on an in-patient and out-patient basis, for those patients designated as being entitled to such care by.

Responsibilities

  • Will perform professional duties as an Maternal and Fetal Medicine
  • Providing surgical care both in the operating room and in the O.P.D. for gynecologic and obstetric conditions for both emergency and planned procedures.
  • Covering the Delivery Room to include admitting patients, reviewing their history, planning a course of action, performing both spontaneous and operative deliveries, and interacting with midwives.
  • Covering the Emergency Service by promptly responding to calls for consultation.
  • Providing out-patient care in Clinics, when so assigned by the head of department.
  • Doing and interpreting ultrasound examinations both in hospital and on an out-patient basis.
  • Interpreting fetal heart rate monitoring and taking appropriate action.
  • Carrying out formal and informal consultations from physicians from other departments.
  • Attending committee meetings when so assigned by the Head of department.
  • Interacting with patients’ families to keep them informed of the patient’s condition, changes in condition and plans.

Qualifications

  • Graduation from an approved medical school plus internship. 
  • Three years residency in Maternal and Fetal Medicine culminating in procuring a Post Graduate Masters degree and/or equivalent Fellowships approved by DOH. 
  • Five or more year’s exclusive practice of obstetrics and gynecology since certification. 
  • Must have DOH License to practice as Maternal and Fetal Medicine 
  • An excellent command of written and oral English. 
  • Basic knowledge of medical Arabic desirable.
  • Must have a thorough knowledge of medical ethics