Emergency Physician job description

About the job

We are looking for an emergency physician to receive, triage and assess emergency patients quickly, stabilize them and start treatment, and decide whether they need admission, transfer or safe discharge.

Duties and responsibilities

• Triage patients arriving at the emergency department by severity and set treatment priorities
• Resuscitate patients in cardiac arrest, shock and respiratory failure and secure the airway
• Assess road accident and multiple trauma patients using trauma care protocols
• Treat acute illness such as chest pain, stroke, poisoning and asthma attacks
• Carry out emergency procedures such as suturing, reducing dislocations and inserting tubes and lines
• Use bedside ultrasound to assess critically ill patients
• Arrange admission with specialist teams or transfer to other facilities
• Take part in the hospital's mass-casualty and disaster plan

Working conditions

• Shift work around the clock, including nights and holidays
• High workload and frequent critical cases

Requirements

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBCh) with a specialty qualification in emergency medicine (Libyan or Arab Board or equivalent, or a master's degree) and a licence to practise
• 3 to 6 years of experience in emergency medicine

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Emergency medicine
• Triage
• Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
• Advanced trauma life support (ATLS)
• Airway management
• Point-of-care ultrasound
• Decision-making under pressure

Preferred

• Paediatric advanced life support (PALS) certificate
• Experience in a trauma centre or trauma hospital
• Good medical English